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Asia, modernity, and the pursuit of the sacred : gnostics, scholars, mystics, and reformers
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Asia, modernity, and the pursuit of the sacred : gnostics, scholars, mystics, and reformers / Joel S. Kahn.
ISBN
9781137567949
1137567945
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xiv, 192 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"Examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration. Harshly criticized by both scholars and religious reformers, their project of "Gnostic Diplomacy" became of continuing relevance in a time of violent clashes between inhabitants of 'secular' and 'sacred' worlds"-- Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 28, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Anthropology and the limits of secular reason
Gnosticism and the pursuit of the sacred
Traditionalism : a dialectic of authenticity
Gnostics, religion and the (mis)recognition of modernity
Modern mystics : towards a gnostic science
The inner journey of the gnostic self : ethics and politics
Other worlds or ours? : sacred/secular/gnostic/modern
What if culture didn't matter? : Asian studies and the new universalism(s).
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