Imagining karma : ethical transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek rebirth
Gananath Obeyesekere (Author)
With 'Imagining Karma', Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. The book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of 'family resemblances' and differences across great cultural divides
Comparative studies
1 online resource (xxix, 448 pages)
9780520936300, 9780585466439, 9781597346696, 0520936302, 0585466432, 1597346691
52861498
Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Karma and Rebirth in Indic Religions: Origins and Transformations; 2 Non-Indic Theories of Rebirth; 3 The Imaginary Experiment and the Buddhist Implications; 4 The Buddhist Ascesis; 5 Eschatology and Soteriology in Greek Rebirth; 6 Rebirth and Reason; 7 Imprisoning Frames and Open Debates: Trobriander, Buddhist, and Balinese Rebirth Revisited; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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