ASCETIC CULTURE. RENUNCIATION AND WORLDLY ENGAGEMENT
Language: English
Published by BRILL, E.J., LEIDEN, 1999
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ISHWARAN, K., ED.: ASCETIC CULTURE. RENUNCIATION AND WORLDLY ENGAGEMENT. LEIDEN, 1999, v 160 p. , 310 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (ER) 310 gr.
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- Title
- ASCETIC CULTURE. RENUNCIATION AND WORLDLY ENGAGEMENT
- Author
- ISHWARAN, K., ED.
- Publisher
- BRILL, E.J., LEIDEN
- Publication year
- 1999
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- New
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- Libro
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- Tapa blanda
- Language
- English
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- 9004114122
- ISBN 13
- 9789004114128
- Edition
- 1ª edición.
- Item weight
- 310 grams
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- Antropologia, Estudios asiaticos
Ishwaran saw this collection of papers as reinforcing the "demise of universalistic projects, all encompassing grand master narratives and similar globally integrative, theoretical or empirical enterprises in social discourse" flowing from the post-structural and post-modernist revolutions in the social sciences. Later he conceived of broadening this topic to be more liberally comparative, to include major religious traditions around the world. The new title was to be "Tradition and Modernity in Monastic orders in Contemporary Societies". Finally, he broadened the theme to the present title of his collection.
Taken together, the articles appearing in this book strongly support Ishwaran’s theses. First, is the obvious point that eremitism and asceticism are far more complex than commonly understood in the scholarly world. If ever a general understanding of these interrelated phenomena is developed, careful examination not only how they are found in these cultures and traditions but also study of their particular manifestations in individual movements, places, cultures, social groups etc. must take place. The second thesis is clearly established by the range of these papers: ascetic traditions are not only inimical to modernity, they may be found at the heart of certain contemporary social and cultural developments.
K. Ishwaran has rendered the study of religion in particular and the social sciences in general an important service with this anthology.
Contributers are John E. Cort, Alan Davies, Balkrishna G. Gokhale, Daniel Gold, Shaman Hatley, Sohail Inayatullah, Klaus K. Klostermaier, David Miller, S.A. Nigosian, Jordan Paper, and Earle H. Waugh.
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