Détails du livre
Format
Broché
Pages
320
Langue
Anglais
Publié
Jul 15, 2001
Éditeur
Continuum
ISBN-10
0826453503
ISBN-13
9780826453501
Description
This collection of essays examines ten core themes from a comparative perspective and thus provides an integrated introduction to the social and spiritual values at the centre of Buddhist thought. Following an introductory chapter, the themes covered are moral decision making, worship, myth and history, the role of women, attitudes to nature, sacred writings, beliefs about human nature, rites of passage, sacred place and the depiction of the divine. Each chapter concludes with a list of recommended further reading.
Genres
Histoire
Nature