Wisdoms of humanity : Buddhism, paganism, and Christianity /

Wisdoms of humanity : Buddhism, paganism, and Christianity /

Wisdoms have often been considered either as meek servants to religions, or as timorous and mediocre ways of living. Resting on a new and long awaited comparative study (of buddhism, yoga, christian spirituality and ancient philosophies), this book restores these wisdoms into their fascinating and v...

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Main Author: Dubuisson, Daniel, 1950-

Format: eBook

Language: English
French

Published: Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Numen Book Series 136.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

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Wisdom > Religious aspects > Comparative studies.

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Call Number: BL65.W57 D8313 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE OBJECT OF WISDOMS
  • A FRAGILE AND UNCERTAIN 'I'
  • A LABILE CONSCIOUSNESS
  • THE PURE CONSCIOUSNESS OF PHILOSOPHERS
  • IMPERMANENCE AND VACUITY
  • UNFINISHED HUMANITY
  • TECHNIQUES OF THE BODY AND SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
  • CHRISTIAN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • DISCIPLINES OF INTERIOR LIFE
  • SUFFERING AND CULPABILITY
  • WISDOMS AND HUMAN SCIENCES
  • METAPHYSICS AND RELIGIONS
  • ANTHROPOLOGY AND WISDOMS
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.