Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, and Scientific

• मुख्य लेखक: Jeffery D. Long (Ed.) (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• विषय: Religion & beliefs; afterlife; death; Roman Catholicism; eschatology; Hinduism; Christianity; Bhagavad Gita; reincarnation; Vedanta
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

सारांश

The articles in this volume, all by leading scholars, examine the topic of rebirth, or reincarnation, from a wide range of perspectives. The main focus of most of the articles is the idea of rebirth as found in Hindu texts and traditions. There are also articles exploring Christian responses to the idea of rebirth as well as expressions of the idea of rebirth in the Western world (such as in the thought of poet William Butler Yeats and in an American context). There are also philosophical and theological articles arguing both for and against the idea of rebirth, as well as articles which take a more historical or literary approach to this topic. The shared thread unifying all of these articles is the idea that rebirth is an important idea that holds great fascination for many. While the primary focus is on Hindu and Christian expressions of or responses to this idea, there are also articles that engage with scientific thinking on this topic, and one which engages with Buddhism as well. In short, this volume is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, and cross-traditional exploration of the topic of reincarnation that should appeal to a wide array of readers.

भौतिक वर्णन

1 electronic resource (200 p.)

आईएसबीएन

books978-3-03897-536-6
9783038975366
9783038975359

अभिगमन

Open Access