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Transcendence and Violence

By May, John D'Arcy

Transcendence and Violence

By May, John D'Arcy

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The first two parts of this book present four detailed historical studies, filled with Geertzian "thick description," of the encounters of Christianity and Buddhism (universal religions with a high quotient of "transcendence") with various primal religious traditions ("biocosmic" or "immanentist") of the Asian-Pacific region, namely, Aboriginal Australia and Melanesia (Christianity) and Sri Lanka and Japan (Buddhism). In each case, the encounters represented a failure of the "great" traditions. In the third, constructive and theological part of the book, the author shows how an acknowledgment of these failures may provide a back door to dialogue.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2003-07-01
Publication Date:
2003-06-19
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
082641513X
ISBN13:
9780826415134
Weight:
529 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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