Asceticism and its critics: historical accounts and comparative perspectives
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195307917
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
24,5 x 15,9 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents cases from both Asian and European traditions: classical and medieval Hinduism, early and contemporary Buddhism in South and East Asia, European antiquity, early and medieval Christianity, and 19th/20th century Aryan religion. This book suggests that the critique of asceticism is based on a worldview differing from the ascetic worldview.