An Introduction to the Study of Some Living Religions of the East (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1330271602 ISBN 13 : 9781330271605

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book has been written in the hope that it may serve as a beginners guide to the study of the more significant of theL iving Religions of theE ast. If it fulfils its purpose, it will have its value as much from what it omits as from what it includes. Thus the student of Hinduism may ignore, for the time, many phases of its history, but he needs to understand and appreciate books, like the Upanishads and theB hagavadgitd, which have still creative power, and detailed references are given to such books in the hope that the reader may learn, from the first, to base his study on their classic passages. The writer lived for some years in intimate association with Hindus, and saw enough of I slam and Buddhism to make it impossible for him ever to forget that these are living religions, which are still able to retain the allegiance of many modern men, and he has sought to deal with them, not as subjects for antiquarian research, but as spiritual forces still operative in the world to-day. By some familiar with theE ast, the complaint may well be made that more prominence should have been given to the fear of evil spirits which forms so conspicuous a part of popular religion. But understanding is impossible without sympathy, and it seems better that the beginner should first be taught to appreciate the nobler elements of nonChristian
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330271602
• ISBN 13: 9781330271605
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
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