Randall L. Nadeau

Asian Religions

A Cultural Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the mainAsian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, andhow they are lived and practiced today.

Provides readers with an all-embracing introduction toAsian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a stylethat is lively and distinctive
Focuses on Asian religions as lived and practiced by realpeople, leading readers to a deeper understanding of Asianspiritualities and traditions, and their contemporaryrelevance
Uses exercises, activities, and an appealing mixture ofexamples, such as novels, throughout the book, to both inform andengage readers
Employs a comparative approach, highlighting the contrastsbetween Asian and Western modes of thinking and living
Debates the influence of religion on real-world issuesincluding work, economic growth, the environment, human rights, andgender relations
Written by an acclaimed scholar in this field, who is able todraw on his remarkable knowledge across all relevant religioustraditions

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9781118471968
• ISBN-10: 1118471962
• Artikelnr.: 40047067

Autorenporträt

Randall L. Nadeau is Jennie Farris Railey King Professor of Religion at Trinity University. He has served on the board of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religion, and as chair of the Chinese Religions Group of the American Academy of Religion. He is the editor of The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions (Wiley Blackwell, 2012); author of Confucianism and Taoism, a volume in Introduction to the World's Major Religions (2009), a six-volume reference work; and numerous published articles on Buddhism, religions of China and Japan, and theory and method in the study of religion.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures vii Preface ix Part I Introductory Material 1 1 Religion 3 2 Language 11 Part II The Confucian Tradition 19 3 Defining "Religion": The Confucian Response 21 4 The Religious Dimensions of Confucianism 28 5 The Self as a Center of Relationships 36 6 Learning to Be Human 44 7 The Lasting Influence of Confucianism in Modern East Asia 51 Part III The Taoist Tradition 59 8 What Is Taoism? 61 9 Philosophical Taoism 68 10 Temporal Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology 76 11 Spatial Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology 82 12 Personal Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology 90 13 Taoism as a Global Religious Phenomenon 96 Part IV The Hindu Tradition 103 14 What Is Hinduism? 105 15 Karma-marga 111 16 Jn
na-marga 117 17 Bhakti-marga 123 18 Hinduism in the Modern World 133 Part V The Therav
da Buddhist Tradition 139 19 Buddhism and the Buddha 141 20 Suffering and Its Causes 149 21 Buddhist Ethics 156 22 The Fruits of Meditation 164 23 Monastic Practice 171 Part VI The Mah
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na Buddhist Tradition 179 24 Faith 181 25 Principles of Zen Buddhism 189 26 Buddhism as a Global Religion 199 Part VII Japanese Religions 207 27 Japanese Religion and Culture 209 28 Shrine Shint
: Dimensions of Sacred Time and Space in Japan 218 29 Dimensions of Religion in Modern Japan 227 Part VIII Conclusions 237 30 "Religion" and the Religions 239 Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading 246 Glossary 255 Index 260

Rezensionen

"A unique introduction to Asian religions, combining the scholarly rigor of an established historian of Asian religions with the willingness to engage empathetically with the traditions and to suggest that readers do the same."
--Joseph A. Adler, Kenyon College

"Randall L. Nadeau has accomplished what only a few have tried, but which has been much needed in the study of religions. He has written a genuinely novel approach to the religions of Asia. . . This is a work that should find its way into Asian humanities, history, religion, and civilization courses."
--Ronnie Littlejohn, Belmont University
"Comprehensive, historical, and comparative, with a clear and thoughtful focus on East Asia. The author's central interest is China, but he adds Theravada Buddhism and Japan's religions to complete the total picture. A good book for undergraduate students of Asian religions."
--Jim Kodera, Wellesley College