Awakening An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought

Name: Awakening An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought
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ISBN: 9780130989086

ISBN-10: 0130989088

ISBN-13: 9780130989086

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Patrick S. Bresnan

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For introductory courses in Asian Philosophy and Asian Religions, and a supplement for courses in World Religions, Comparative Religions, Comparative Philosophy, and Asian History. This text provides the historical development of the major Eastern traditions of religious and philosophical thought. The text is chronological and is filled with anecdotes, analogies, definitions, comparisons, and supporting quotes from primary and secondary sources.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 422
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface



Hinduism and Related Indigenous Traditions of South Asia



India Before the Vedas


The Land of India


South Asia Before the Vedic Age


The Theory of Indo-Aryan Migrations


Varna: The Caste System


The Brahmin Caste


Study Questions



Veda and the Vedas


Yagna: The Vedic Sacrifice


The Vedic Pantheon


An Overview of Vedic Cosmology


Study Questions



Introduction to the Upanishads


The Sanyasin Tradition


Key Elements of the Upanishads


An Overview of Vedanta Cosmology


Study Questions



The Bhagavad Gita


TheBhagavad Gitaand theMahabharata


The Opening Scene


TheBhagavad Gitaas Metaphor


The Awakened Person


Karma Yoga


Raja Yoga


Bhakti Yoga


Study Questions



Darshana


The Orthodox Darshanas


The Heterodox Darshanas


Study Questions



The Devotional Movement


The Trimurti


Ramanuja


The Hindu Temple


Study Questions



A Millennium of Strife


The Muslim Era


The Modern Era


Study Questions



Buddhism and Related Indigenous Traditions of East Asia