Buddhism Transformed - Richard Gombrich, Gananath Obeyesekere

Buddhism Transformed

Religious Change in Sri Lanka
Buch | Softcover
504 Seiten
1990
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-01901-7 (ISBN)
56,10 inkl. MwSt
As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. This work describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas.
In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. Buddhism Transformed describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.10.1990
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 235 mm
Gewicht 765 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 0-691-01901-0 / 0691019010
ISBN-13 978-0-691-01901-7 / 9780691019017
Zustand Neuware
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