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Raman, Varadaraja

 
9780595349555: The Tale of Carvaka: The Hindu Hedonist-Philosopher
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595349552 ISBN 13 : 9780595349555
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Ananda is a bright youngster with a keen and questioning mind who enjoys life. He and friend Sukarma grow together, but circumstances take them along different paths.Sukarma becomes an ascetic, foreasking worldly pleasures, while Ananda encounters frustrations and tragedies. When his father dies, he follows the rituals, but finds them to be of no avail. He rejects all traditional beliefs, proclaims his atheism and becomes a preacher of hedonism.In the end, Ananda and Sukarma are drawn to a confrontation and the opposing worldviews are brought into the open.This is the story of how Ananda became Cârvâka.

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Ananda is a bright youngster with a keen and questioning mind who enjoys life. He and friend Sukarma grow together, but circumstances take them along different paths.Sukarma becomes an ascetic, foreasking worldly pleasures, while Ananda encounters frustrations and tragedies. When his father dies, he follows the rituals, but finds them to be of no avail. He rejects all traditional beliefs, proclaims his atheism and becomes a preacher of hedonism.In the end, Ananda and Sukarma are drawn to a confrontation and the opposing worldviews are brought into the open.This is the story of how Ananda became Cârvâka.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595349552
ISBN 13 
9780595349555
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
298
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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