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Philosophy of Mindful Movement
Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, and the Kinesthetic Imagination
Av Steven Geisz
Inbunden, 2026
2513 kr
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This novel volume examines Chinese and Indian mindful movements (such as tai chi, qigong, Daoist meditation, and hatha yoga) to demonstrate how the contemplative practices of the body and mind can amount to a form of transformative philosophy through ways of thinking, knowing, and doing.The book …
Science and Socio-Religious Revolution in India
Moving the Mountains
Av Pankaj Jain
Häftad, 2018
750 kr
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Scholars have long noticed a discrepancy in the way non-Western and Western peoples conceptualize the scientific and religious worlds. Non-Western traditions and communities, such as of India, are better positioned to provide an alternative to the Western dualistic thinking of separating science …
Why Traditional Chinese Philosophy Still Matters
The Relevance of Ancient Wisdom for the Global Age
Av Ming Dong Gu
Häftad, 2019
721 kr
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Traditional Chinese philosophy, if engaged at all, is often regarded as an object of antiquated curiosity and dismissed as unimportant in the current age of globalization.Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this book, however, challenges this judgement and offers an in-depth …
Christianity in Northeast India
A Cultural History of Nagaland from 1947
Inbunden, 2020
2513 kr
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This book examines the distinctive formation of Christianity in Nagaland, Northeast India, since 1947. It argues that an understanding of the history of Christianity in the region can be found in its cultural milieu and the changing political, social and religious environment.In Nagaland, almost 90 …
Divinizing in South Asian Traditions
Av Diana Dimitrova, Tatiana Oranskaia
Häftad, 2020
692 kr
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The issue of divinizing in South Asian traditions has not been examined before as a process involving various methods to affect the socio-cultural cognition of the community. It is therefore essential to consider the context of "divinizing" and to analyse what groups, institutions or individuals …
Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions
Devi as Corpse
Häftad, 2020
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The Great Goddess, in her various puranic and tantric forms, is often figured as sitting on a corpse which is identified as Shiva-as-shava (God Shiva, the consort of the Devi and an iconic representation of the Absolute without attributes, the Nirguna Brahman). Hence, most of the existing critical …
Indian Philosophy and Meditation
Perspectives on Consciousness
Av Rahul Banerjee, Amita Chatterjee
Häftad, 2020
692 kr
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India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the present, India has evolved a unique psychological culture with grand unifying themes and universal modes of meditative practice. This book provides a detailed analysis …
Theories of the Self, Race, and Essentialization in Buddhism
The United States and the Asian "Other", 1899–1957
Inbunden, 2021
2513 kr
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This book analyzes Buddhist discussions of the Aryan myth and scientific racism and the ways in which this conversation reshaped Buddhism in the United States, and globally. The book traces the development of notions of Aryanism in Buddhism through Buddhist publications from 1899-1957, focusing on …
Theories of the Self, Race, and Essentialization in Buddhism
The United States and the Asian "Other", 1899–1957
Häftad, 2023
648 kr
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This book analyzes Buddhist discussions of the Aryan myth and scientific racism and the ways in which this conversation reshaped Buddhism in the United States, and globally. The book traces the development of notions of Aryanism in Buddhism through Buddhist publications from 1899-1957, focusing on …
Christianity in India
The Anti-Colonial Turn
Häftad, 2020
794 kr
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By studying the history and sources of the Thomas Christians of India, a community of pre-colonial Christian heritage, this book revisits the assumption that Christianity is Western and colonial and that Christians in the non-West are products of colonial and post-colonial missionaries. Christians …
Islam and Cultural Change in Papua New Guinea
Av Scott Flower
Häftad, 2019
721 kr
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Scholars of religion and policy makers may be surprised at the changes occurring on the second largest island of the world that straddles one of the most Christianised and least Christianised areas of the world. This book provides an accurate and deeper understanding of the nature of Islam in Papua …
Buddhist Perspectives on Free Will
Agentless Agency?
Av Rick Repetti
Häftad, 2019
692 kr
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Throughout the history of Buddhism, little has been said prior to the Twentieth Century that explicitly raises the question whether we have free will, though the Buddha rejected fatalism and some Buddhists have addressed whether karma is fatalistic. Recently, however, Buddhist and Western …
Sūtras, Stories and Yoga Philosophy
Narrative and Transfiguration
Av Daniel Raveh
Häftad, 2019
692 kr
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This book presents a close reading of four Indian narratives from different time periods (epic, Upaniṣadic, pre-modern and contemporary): Ekalavya's story from the Mahābhārata (MBh 1.123.1-39), the story of Prajāpati, Indra and Virochana from the Chāndogya Upanisad (CU 8.7.1-8.12.5), the story of …
Introduction to Daoist Thought
Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi
Inbunden, 2007
3066 kr
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This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author introduces a complex reading that shows the …
Religious Commodifications in Asia
Marketing Gods
Inbunden, 2007
2513 kr
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This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s diverse …
Christianity and the State in Asia
Complicity and Conflict
Av Julius Bautista, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Inbunden, 2009
2513 kr
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Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities - such as charity, education and commentary on public morality - that may either converge or conflict with …
Religious Commodifications in Asia
Marketing Gods
Häftad, 2011
735 kr
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This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s diverse …
Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought
Av Youru Wang
Häftad, 2011
750 kr
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The striking parallels between Derrida’s deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought, especially in Buddhism and Daoism, have attracted much attention from scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. This book contributes to this discussion by …
Introduction to Daoist Thought
Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi
Häftad, 2011
910 kr
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This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author introduces a complex reading that shows the …
Christianity in Contemporary China
Socio-cultural Perspectives
Inbunden, 2012
2513 kr
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Christianity is one of the fastest growing religions in China. Despite its long history in China and its significant indigenization or intertwinement with Chinese society and culture, Christianity continues to generate suspicion among political elites and intense debates among broader communities …
Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West
Between Mind and Body
Av Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston
Inbunden, 2013
2513 kr
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Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a …
'Yogini' in South Asia
Interdisciplinary Approaches
Av István Keul
Inbunden, 2013
2746 kr
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In different stages in the history of South Asian religions, the term yoginī has been used in various contexts to designate various things: a female adept of yoga, a female tantric practitioner, a sorceress, a woman dedicated to a deity, or a certain category of female deities. This book brings …
Christianity and the State in Asia
Complicity and Conflict
Av Julius Bautista, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Häftad, 2012
750 kr
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Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities - such as charity, education and commentary on public morality - that may either converge or conflict with …
Postcolonial Resistance and Asian Theology
Av Simon Kwan
Inbunden, 2013
2513 kr
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Presenting a fundamental re-thinking of Asian theology, this book focuses on theological indigenization in Asia in light of the postcolonial theory of resistance advanced by Homi K. Bhabha, among others. Two types of anti-colonialist resistance within Asian theologies are identified and …
Buddha and Religious Diversity
Inbunden, 2012
2513 kr
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Providing a rigorous analysis of Buddhist ways of understanding religious diversity, this book develops a new foundation for cross-cultural understanding of religious diversity in our time. Examining the complexity and uniqueness of Buddha’s approach to religious pluralism using four main …
Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics
Rethinking the Nonhuman
Inbunden, 2014
1828 kr
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To date, philosophical discussions of animal ethics and Critical Animal Studies have been dominated by Western perspectives and Western thinkers. This book makes a novel contribution to animal ethics in showing the range and richness of ideas offered to these fields by diverse Asian …
Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought
Av Youru Wang
Inbunden, 2007
2513 kr
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The striking parallels between Derrida’s deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought, especially in Buddhism and Daoism, have attracted much attention from scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. This book contributes to this discussion by …
Japanese Religions and Globalization
Av Ugo Dessì
Inbunden, 2013
2513 kr
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This book analyzes the variety of ways through which Japanese religions (Buddhism, Shintō, and new religious movements) contribute to the dynamics of accelerated globalization in recent decades. It looks at how Japanese religions provide material to cultural global flows, thus acting as carriers of …
Confucian Philosophy of Harmony
Av Chenyang Li
Inbunden, 2013
2513 kr
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Harmony is a concept essential to Confucianism and to the way of life of past and present people in East Asia. Integrating methods of textual exegesis, historical investigation, comparative analysis, and philosophical argumentation, this book presents a comprehensive treatment of the Confucian …
Christianity in India
The Anti-Colonial Turn
Inbunden, 2019
2746 kr
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By studying the history and sources of the Thomas Christians of India, a community of pre-colonial Christian heritage, this book revisits the assumption that Christianity is Western and colonial and that Christians in the non-West are products of colonial and post-colonial missionaries. Christians …
