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Transcendence and Violence - The Encounter of Buddhist, Christian, and Primal Traditions (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,920

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Transcendence and Violence - The Encounter of Buddhist, Christian, and Primal Traditions (Hardcover): John D'Arcy May

Transcendence and Violence - The Encounter of Buddhist, Christian, and Primal Traditions (Hardcover)

John D'Arcy May

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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 acknowledgement of these failures may provide a back door to dialogue.

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Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	June 2003
Authors:	John D'Arcy May
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-1513-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion
LSN:	0-8264-1513-X
Barcode:	9780826415134