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41 produkter
Derrida and Negative Theology
Häftad, 1992
560 kr
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This book explores the thought of Jacques Derrida as it relates to the tradition of apophatic thought-negative theology and philosophy-in both Western and Eastern traditions. Following the Introduction by Toby Foshay, two of Derrida's essays on negative theology, Of an Apocalyptic Tone Newly …
South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States
Av Harold Coward, John R. Hinnells m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
391 kr
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Explores religious experience in the South Asian immigrant communities of Britain, Canada, and the United States.This book explores the experience of religious communities that have migrated from South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) to live in Britain, Canada, and the United States, three …
Yoga and Psychology
Language, Memory, and Mysticism
Inbunden, 2002
1286 kr
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Explores the influence of yoga in the seminal Indian philosophy of Bhartrhari and in the Western psychology of Freud, Jung, and the transpersonalists, providing unique insights into the differences between Eastern and Western concepts of human nature.Harold Coward explores how the psychological …
Yoga and Psychology
Language, Memory, and Mysticism
Häftad, 2002
374 kr
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Explores the influence of yoga in the seminal Indian philosophy of Bhartrhari and in the Western psychology of Freud, Jung, and the transpersonalists, providing unique insights into the differences between Eastern and Western concepts of human nature.Harold Coward explores how the psychological …
Indian Critiques of Gandhi
Häftad, 2003
394 kr
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Through examinations of Gandhi's critics, both individuals and groups, this book shows the complexity of Indian society and opinion at the time of the Indian Independence Movement.Although Gandhi has been the subject of hundreds of books and an Oscar-winning film, there has been no sustained study …
Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought
Inbunden, 2008
1018 kr
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Explores the issue of the perfectibility of nature in philosophy, psychology, and a variety of world religions.How perfectible is human nature as understood in Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and religion? Harold Coward examines some of the very different answers to this question. He …
Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought
Häftad, 2008
463 kr
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Explores the issue of the perfectibility of nature in philosophy, psychology, and a variety of world religions.How perfectible is human nature as understood in Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and religion? Harold Coward examines some of the very different answers to this question. He …
Jung and Eastern Thought
Häftad, 1985
463 kr
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Jung and Eastern Thought is an assessment of the impact of the East on Jung's life and teaching. Along with the strong and continuing interest in the psychology of Carl Jung is a growing awareness of the extent to which Eastern thought, especially Indian ideas, influenced his thinking. This book …
Hindu Ethics
Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia
Av Harold Coward, Julius Lipner m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
430 kr
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Modern Western approaches to India often have focused on metaphysics at the expense of ethics, leading many to see Hinduism as only concerned with the esoteric and the otherworldly. The chapters of this book offer case study explorations that are selected and presented to invite comparisons with …
Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Health Care Ethics
Av Harold Coward, Pinit Ratanakul
Häftad, 1999
475 kr
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The ethical theories employed in health care today assume, in the main, a modern Western philosophical framework. Yet the diversity of cultural and religious assumptions regarding human nature, health and illness, life and death, and the status of the individual suggest that a cross-cultural study …
Readings in Eastern Religions
Av Harold Coward, Ronald Neufeldt m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
499 kr
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Originally developed for use in introductory courses on Eastern religious traditions, this popular anthology offers a selection of readings from primary texts of India, China, and Japan. For the second edition, the editors have added excerpts and have written introductions that provide a more …
Hard Choices
Climate Change in Canada
Av Harold Coward, Andrew J. Weaver
Häftad, 2004
346 kr
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Drought, floods, hurricanes, forest fires, ice storms, blackouts, dwindling fish stocks...what Canadian has not experienced one of these or more, or heard about the ""greenhouse"" effect, and not wondered what is happening to our climate? Yet most of us have a poor understanding of this extremely …
Just Fish
Ethics and Canadian Marine Fisheries
Av Harold Coward, Rosemary E. Ommer m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
328 kr
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Today in Canada, the fish stocks of both the east and west coasts are in serious trouble. The once-great cod stocks have collapsed; the Fraser River salmon stocks seem to have done likewise. Coastal communities are in crisis. The majority of the great world fisheries are seriously over-exploited, …
Word, Chant, and Song
Spiritual Transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism
Inbunden, 2019
1479 kr
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An accessible introduction to the centrality of word, chant, and song in the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh traditions.In academic religious studies and musicology, little attention has been given to chanted word, hymns, and songs, yet these are often the key spiritual practices for lay …
Word, Chant, and Song
Spiritual Transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism
Häftad, 2020
419 kr
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An accessible introduction to the centrality of word, chant, and song in the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh traditions.In academic religious studies and musicology, little attention has been given to chanted word, hymns, and songs, yet these are often the key spiritual practices for lay …
Fifty Years of Religious Studies in Canada
A Personal Retrospective
Inbunden, 2014
1088 kr
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In Canadian universities in the early 1960s, no courses were offered on Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam. Only the study of Christianity was available, usually in a theology program in a church college or seminary. Today almost every university in North America has a religious studies department that …
Fifty Years of Religious Studies in Canada
A Personal Retrospective
Häftad, 2014
406 kr
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In Canadian universities in the early 1960s, no courses were offered on Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam. Only the study of Christianity was available, usually in a theology program in a church college or seminary. Today almost every university in North America has a religious studies department that …
Sin and Salvation in the World Religions
A Short Introduction
Häftad, 2003
251 kr
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This text provides a global yet concise survey of the role played by sin and salvation in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Considering what sin actually is, and what constitutes salvation, it draws on scriptural teachings and the view of leading thinkers on human frailty and the …
Derrida and Indian Philosophy
Häftad, 1990
401 kr
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This book establishes a constructive and mutually stimulating dialogue between Jacques Derrida and Eastern thought. Surprising parallels are found with some traditional Indian philosophies of language, especially with the Hindu philosopher Bhartrhari, and with the Chinese Taoists. Conversely, the …
Population, Consumption, and the Environment
Religious and Secular Responses
Inbunden, 1995
1087 kr
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Shows how the major world religions view the environmental problems of over population and excess resource consumption, and how they approach possible solutions.This book concentrates on the different ways in which the major world religions view the problems of overpopulation and excess resource …
Population, Consumption, and the Environment
Religious and Secular Responses
Häftad, 1995
414 kr
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Shows how the major world religions view the environmental problems of over population and excess resource consumption, and how they approach possible solutions.This book concentrates on the different ways in which the major world religions view the problems of overpopulation and excess resource …
Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim
Tensions and Values
Inbunden, 1998
1111 kr
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An interdisciplinary exploration of the tension between traditional and modern approaches to the environment in Pacific Rim countries.The most vigorously developing economies and largest markets today are located on the Pacific Rim, suggesting that the economic "center of gravity" is shifting from …
Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim
Tensions and Values
Häftad, 1998
393 kr
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An interdisciplinary exploration of the tension between traditional and modern approaches to the environment in Pacific Rim countries.The most vigorously developing economies and largest markets today are located on the Pacific Rim, suggesting that the economic "center of gravity" is shifting from …
Religious Conscience, the State, and the Law
Historical Contexts and Contemporary Significance
Av John McLaren, Harold Coward
Häftad, 1998
393 kr
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Examines claims to freedom of religion by minority, unorthodox faith groups and how these challenges to the state and the law have contributed to the development of civil rights discourse and practice.This book examines the history and significance of religious freedom claims by minority, …
Visions of a New Earth
Religious Perspectives on Population, Consumption, and Ecology
Av Harold Coward, Daniel C. Maguire
Häftad, 1999
401 kr
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Brings together world religion scholars and creative international economists to address the current eco-crisis.One of the most significant topics of our time is the current eco-crisis of overpopulation, overconsumption (often called "affluenza"), and environmental degradation. In Visions of a New …
South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States
Av Harold Coward, John R. Hinnells m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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Explores religious experience in the South Asian immigrant communities of Britain, Canada, and the United States.This book explores the experience of religious communities that have migrated from South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) to live in Britain, Canada, and the United States, three …
Religion and Peacebuilding
Av Harold Coward, Gordon S. Smith
Inbunden, 2004
1111 kr
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Acknowledging that religion can motivate both violence and compassion, this book looks at how a variety of world religions can and do build peace.In the wake of September 11, 2001 religion is often seen as the motivating force behind terrorism and other acts of violence. Religion and Peacebuilding …
Religion and Peacebuilding
Av Harold Coward, Gordon S. Smith
Häftad, 2004
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422 kr
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Acknowledging that religion can motivate both violence and compassion, this book looks at how a variety of world religions can and do build peace.In the wake of September 11, 2001 religion is often seen as the motivating force behind terrorism and other acts of violence. Religion and Peacebuilding …
Modern Indian Responses to Religious Pluralism
Inbunden, 1987
1087 kr
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The study of modern Indian responses to the challenge of pluralism reveals the outcome of 2500 years of experience in this "living laboratory" of religious encounter, and offers wisdom to the modern West in its relatively recent encounter with this challenge. A remarkable team of scholars joins …
