Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Eastern

By making Korea a central part of comparative history of East Asian religion and society, this book traces the evolution of Korean religion from the oldest representation to that of the current day by utilizing wide-ranging interdisciplinary and comparative resources.

This book presents a holistic view of the enduring religious tradition of Korea and its cultural and social significance within the wider horizons of modern and globalizing changes. Reflecting nearly five decades of the author s work on the subject, it presents an understanding of the main current in Korean religion...

Gegenstand dieser Arbeit bildet die kommentierte Teilubersetzung und historische Einordnung des klassisch-hanafitischen u?ul al-fiqh-Werks Mirqat al-wu?ul ila 'ilm al-u?ul von Mulla ?usraw (gest. 1480). Damit soll ein authentisches Bild dieser klassischen Literaturgattung ubermittelt und ein Beitrag zur Erforschung der u?ul al-fiqh-Geschichte im osmanischen Kontext geleistet werden. Charakteristisch fur die u?ul al-fiqh-Werke aus dieser Zeit ist, dass sie zu einem groen Teil aus Sprachanalyse bestehen. Auch bei Mulla ?usraw besteht das Werk ca. 60 % aus...

For many of us Westerners, Yoga is the image of an inscrutable individual sitting in a pretzel-like, cross-legged position with eyes closed, palms up, seemingly oblivious to his or her surroundings. For others, the mysterious form of an individual appearing to defy the laws of nature-standing on their head for no apparent reason. Termed the "Lotus" position and sirshasana respectively, these physical positions represent two standard asanas; postures fundamental to yogic discipline...

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The Tao Te Ching, along with the Zhuangzi, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism, and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Daoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners, have used the Daodejing as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, and it is among the most translated works in world...

In the face of the current environmental crisis--which clearly has moral and spiritual dimensions--members of all the world's faiths have come to recognize the critical importance of religion's relationship to ecology. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Ecology offers a comprehensive overview of the history and the latest developments in religious engagement with environmental issues throughout the world. Newly commissioned essays from noted scholars of diverse faiths and scientific traditions present the most cutting-edge thinking on religion's relationship to the...

The author examines three 20^th/21^st century Muslims' accounts of reading the Quran. To master contemporary social challenges, Fazlur Rahman (d. 1988), Muhammad Arkoun (d. 2010), and Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (d. 2010) call for revisiting the Islamic heritage, plus a fresh look onto the Quranic 'spirit'. The investigation leads through following concepts: the nature of the Quran, revelation and prophecy, the role of Muhammad and Prophethood. Discoursing the philosophers' reform ideas leads to an analysis of their exegetical methods. Do the proposed Quran hermeneutics support...