The Truth within
A History of Inwardness in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism
The idea that there is a truth within the person discovered through introspection is found in most religions. This book examines this metaphor in the history of Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism and the methods developed in those religions to realize it, particularly prayer and meditation.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-968456-4
- EAN: 9780199684564
- Produktnummer: 22182225
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.4 cm 664 g
- Gewicht: 664
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
Gavin Flood is Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion at Oxford University and the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Among his publications are An Introduction to Hinduism (CUP 1996), The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory, and Tradition (CUP 2004), and The Importance of Religion: Meaning and Action in Our Strange World (Blackwell 2012).
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