Huston Smith : essays on world religion / edited by M. Darrol Bryant.

Author/creator Smith, Huston
Other author Bryant, M. Darrol.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Paragon House, 1992.
Descriptionxxx, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Accents of the world's philosophies -- Accents of the world's religions -- Truth in comparative perspective -- Transcendence in traditional China -- Tao now : an ecological testament -- A note on Shinto -- Spiritual discipline in Zen and comparative perspective -- "Celestial mirages" : reflections on thought and truth -- India and the infinite -- Vedic religion and the Soma experience -- The importance of the Buddha -- Tibetan chant : inducing the spirit -- The western way : an essay on reason and the given -- The conceptual crisis in the modern west -- Western philosophy as a great religion -- The relevance of the great religions for the modern world -- Another world to live in, or how I teach the introductory course -- This ecumenical moment : what are we seeking? -- Postmodernism's impact on the study of religion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-287) and index.
LCCN 91029536
ISBN1557784477 :

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BL87 .S59 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold