Wisdoms of humanity : Buddhism, paganism, and Christianity / by Daniel Dubuisson ; (translated by Seth Cherney).

By:

Dubuisson, Daniel, 1950-

Language: English Original language: French Series: Studies in the history of religions ; 136.Publication details: Leiden : Brill, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 255 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789004216297
9004216294
1283280876
9781283280877

Uniform titles:

Sagesses de l'homme. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wisdoms of Humanity : Buddhism, Paganism, and Christianity.DDC classification:

LOC classification:

BL65.W57

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

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.

Summary: Resting on a new and long awaited comparative study (of buddhism, yoga, christian spirituality and ancient philosophies), this book restores wisdoms into their fascinating and vigorous personality. It particularly demonstrates that all of them were inspired by similar principles and conceived very comparable mental techniques.

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Resting on a new and long awaited comparative study (of buddhism, yoga, christian spirituality and ancient philosophies), this book restores wisdoms into their fascinating and vigorous personality. It particularly demonstrates that all of them were inspired by similar principles and conceived very comparable mental techniques.