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Oliver (Hrsg.) Freiberger

Asceticism and Its Critics: Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives

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Scholars of religion have always been fascinated by asceticism. Scholars have often been overlooked, however, that in the history of religions ascetic beliefs and practices have also been strongly criticised, by followers of the same religious tradition as well as by outsiders. The respective sources provide sufficient evidence of such critical strands but surprisingly as yet no attempt has been made to analyse this criticism of asceticism systematically. This bookis a first attempt of filling this gap. Ten studies present cases from both Asian and European traditions: classicaland medieval Hinduism, early and contemporary Buddhism in South a… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-19-530791-7
  • EAN: 9780195307917
  • Produktnummer: 22683122
  • Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
  • Seitenangabe: 268 S.
  • Masse: H24.5 cm x B15.9 cm x D2.4 cm 540 g
  • Gewicht: 540

Über den Autor


Oliver Freiberger is Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies, at University of Texas at Austin.

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