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Dharma - The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India (Hardcover)
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Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which
originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that
these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it.
Often translated as "ethics," "religion," "law," or "social order,"
dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to
any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the
straightforward equivalent of what many in the West might usually
consider to be "a philosophy". This much-needed analysis of the
history and heritage of dharma shows that it is instead a
multi-faceted religious force, or paradigm, that has defined and
that continues to shape the different cultures and civilizations of
South Asia in a whole multitude of forms, organizing many aspects
of life. Experts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh
studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its
distinctiveness and its commonality as these are expressed across,
and between, the several religions of the subcontinent. Exploring
ethics, practice, history and social and gender issues, the
contributors engage critically with some prevalent and often
problematic interpretations of dharma, and point to new ways of
appreciating these traditions in a manner that is appropriate to
and thoroughly consistent with their varied internal debates,
practices and self-representations.
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