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Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics - Couverture souple

Burley, Mikel

 
9781628922264: Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics
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ISBN 10 : 1628922265 ISBN 13 : 9781628922264
Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

Synopsis

Rebirth and the Stream of Life explores the diversity as well as the ethical and religious significance of rebirth beliefs, focusing especially on Hindu and Buddhist traditions but also discussing indigenous religions and ancient Greek thought. Utilizing resources from religious studies, anthropology and theology, an expanded conception of philosophy of religion is exemplified, which takes seriously lived experience rather than treating religious beliefs in isolation from their place in believers’ lives. Drawing upon his expertise in interdisciplinary working and Wittgenstein-influenced approaches, Mikel Burley examines several interrelated phenomena, including purported past-life memories, the relationship between metaphysics and ethics, efforts to ‘demythologize’ rebirth, and moral critiques of the doctrine of karma. This range of topics, with rebirth as a unifying theme, makes the book of value to anyone interested in philosophy, the study of religions, and what it means to believe that we undergo multiple lives.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mikel Burley is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK. His sole-authored books include Narrative Philosophy of Religion: Studying Religious Complexities through Literature and Myth (2027); A Radical Pluralist Philosophy of Religion: Cross-Cultural, Multireligious, Interdisciplinary (2020); Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics (2016); and Contemplating Religious Forms of Life: Wittgenstein and D. Z. Phillips (2012). He is also the editor of Wittgenstein, Religion and Ethics: New Perspectives from Philosophy and Theology (2018) and a co-editor of Language, Ethics and Animal Life: Wittgenstein and Beyond (2012).

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Éditeur
Bloomsbury Academic
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1628922265
ISBN 13 
9781628922264
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
214
Coordonnées du fabricant
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