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

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 Jñâna-marga 117 17
Bhakti-marga 123 18 Hinduism in the Modern World 133 Part V The Theravâda
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 Mahâyâna 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 Shintô: 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