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James Egge
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism [PDF ebook]

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Hoes van James Egge: Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism (PDF)

Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.

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Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 208 ● ISBN 9781136859151 ● Uitgeverij Taylor and Francis ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 6 keer ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2858939 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM

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