Ninian Smart On World Religions Traditions And The Challenges Of Modernity I Individual Traditions Buddhism Mysticism And Scripture In Theravāda Buddhism

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0754666387

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Ninian Smart on World Religions: Traditions and the challenges of modernity. I. Individual traditions. Buddhism. 'Mysticism and scripture in Theravāda Buddhism' by Ninian Smart Pdf

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide.Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Author : John J. Shepherd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351152389

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Ninian Smart on World Religions by John J. Shepherd Pdf

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide. Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0754640809

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Ninian Smart on World Religions: Religious experience and philosophical analysis. I. Autobiographical. 'Methods in my life' by Ninian Smart Pdf

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide.Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Author : John J. Shepherd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351914505

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Ninian Smart on World Religions by John J. Shepherd Pdf

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide. Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Author : Michael Molloy,Richard C. Trussell
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0767406931

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Experiencing the World's Religions by Michael Molloy,Richard C. Trussell Pdf

Author : Juliane Schober,Steven Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317268529

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Theravāda Buddhist Encounters with Modernity by Juliane Schober,Steven Collins Pdf

Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘Theravāda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, amulets, and merit making rituals have always been inseparable from the social formations that give rise to them, their authorizing discourses and the hegemonic relations they create. This book is composed of chapters written by established scholars in Buddhist studies who represent diverse disciplinary approaches from art history, religious studies, history and ethnography. It explores the historical forces, both external to and within the tradition of Theravāda Buddhism and discusses how modern forms of Buddhist practice have emerged in South and Southeast Asia, in case studies from Nepal to Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia and Southwest China. Specific studies contextualize general trends and draw on practices, institutions, and communities that have been identified with this civilizational tradition throughout its extensive history and across a highly diverse cultural geography. This book foreground diverse responses among Theravādins to the encroaching challenges of modern life ways, communications, and political organizations, and will be of interest to scholars of Asian Religion, Buddhism and South and Southeast Asian Studies.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521637481

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The World's Religions by Ninian Smart Pdf

A new edition of a beautifully produced, popular book with an up-to-date approach.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032242809

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Ninian Smart on World Religions by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

Ninian Smart came to public prominence as the founding Professor of the first British university Department of Religious Studies in the late 1960s. His pioneering views on education in religion proved hugely influential at all levels, from primary schools to academic teaching and research. An unending string of publications, many of them accessible to the general public, sustained a reputation that became worldwide. Here, for the first time, a selection of Ninian Smart's wide-ranging writings is organised systematically under a set of categories which both comprehend and also illuminate his varied output over a career spanning half a century. The editor, John Shepherd, was Principal Lecturer in Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He first met Smart as a postgraduate student, and recently helped establish the Ninian Smart Archive at the University of Lancaster.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520219600

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Dimensions of the Sacred by Ninian Smart Pdf

"Dimensions of the Sacred is arguably one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts of religion that we have had in the past thirty years. Not only does it provide a rich analysis of religious experience, but he also includes much that has been overlooked by other interpreters of the world's religions."—Richard D. Hecht, coauthor of The Sacred Texts of the World

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Springer
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1973-06-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349001149

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Phenomenon of Religion by Ninian Smart Pdf

The philosophy of religion is one of several very active branches of philosophy today, and the present series is designed both to consolidate the gains of the past and to direct attention upon the problems of the future. Between them these volumes will cover every aspect of the subject, introducing it to the reader in the state in which it is today, including its open ends and growing points. Thus the series is designed to be used as a comprehensive textbook for students. But it is also offered as a contribution to present-day discussion; and each author will accordingly go beyond the scope of an introduction to formulate his own position in the light of contemporary debates.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X002591514

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Aspects of Religion by Ninian Smart Pdf

Ninian Smart, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Honourary Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Lancaster, is one of the world's foremost authorities on the comparative study of religions. His early work involved an innovative and fruitful application of philosophy to the historical and comparative study of religious traditions and he has subsequently made major contributions to the fields of philosophy of religion, education and methodology. In this volume, eighteen professors in the field of religious studies have chosen to honour him by contributing original essays on a wide range of topics related to his work and on themes that have value and significance to the field in general. Also included in the volume is a brief account of Smart's career as an introduction to both Ninian Smart's thought and work and, more generally, the academic study of religion.

Author : Steven Heine,Charles S. Prebish
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0195146972

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Buddhism in the Modern World by Steven Heine,Charles S. Prebish Pdf

The history of Buddhism has been characterized by an ongoing tension between attempts to preserve traditional ideals and modes of practice and the need to adapt to changing cultural conditions. Many developments in Buddhist history, such as the infusion of esoteric rituals, the rise of devotionalism and lay movements, and the assimilation of warrior practices, reflect the impact of widespread social changes on traditional religious structures. At the same time, Buddhism has been able to maintain its doctrinal purity to a remarkable degree. This volume explores how traditional Buddhist communities have responded to the challenges of modernity, such as science and technology, colonialism, and globalization. Editors Steven Heine and Charles S. Prebish have commissioned ten essays by leading scholars, each examining a particular traditional Buddhist school in its cultural context. The essays consider how the encounter with modernity has impacted the disciplinary, textual, ritual, devotional, practical, and socio-political traditions of Buddhist thought throughout Asia. Taken together, these essays reveal the diversity and vitality of contemporary Buddhism and offer a wide-ranging look at the way Buddhism interacts with the modern world.

Author : David L. McMahan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136493485

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Buddhism in the Modern World by David L. McMahan Pdf

Buddhism in the Modern World explores the challenges faced by Buddhism today, the distinctive forms that it has taken and the individuals and movements that have shaped it. Part One discusses the modern history of Buddhism in different geographical regions, from Southeast Asia to North America. Part Two examines key themes including globalization, gender issues, and the ways in which Buddhism has confronted modernity, science, popular culture and national politics. Each chapter is written by a distinguished scholar in the field and includes photographs, summaries, discussion points and suggestions for further reading. The book provides a lively and up-to-date overview that is indispensable for both students and scholars of Buddhism.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X000356058

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Beyond Ideology by Ninian Smart Pdf

Author : Richard Kieckhefer,George D. Bond
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520071891

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Sainthood by Richard Kieckhefer,George D. Bond Pdf

Annotation. Every major religion exalts certain individuals who occupy a dual role. On the one hand they serve as exemplars of virtue to be imitated, and on the other hand they stand removed from other mortals, privileged and unique. Christianity knows them as saints, and in the study of religion the term has been taken over and applied to similar figures in other traditions. The essays in this volume analyze the role of the saint in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, providing both a comparative and an interpretive view of sainthood. The notion of sainthood is problematic in two ways. First, can the category be usefully applied to individuals in religious traditions other than Christianity? How has it manifested itself, and what differences are there in the various manifestations of sainthood? Second, where individuals are considered to have risen above the norms in these different traditions, how is it possible to resolve the tension between the saint's imitability and his or her otherness, between imitating and venerating the saint? The authors consider these questions in relation to a wide range of individuals in all the major traditions.