Sins and Sinners: Perspectives from Asian Religions Tapa dura - 2012

Leiden: Brill, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. near fine. Octavo. vi, (2), 387, (1)pp. Index. Pictorial buckram with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. Illustrated with 6 text photos. A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block). Note: Proceedings of a conference held in the fall of 2010 at Yale University. Asian religious traditions have always been deeply concerned with "sins" and what to do about them. As the essays in this volume illustrate, what Buddhists in Tibet, India, China or Japan, what Jains, Daoists, Hindus or Sikhs considered to be a "sin" was neither one thing, nor exactly what the Abrahamic traditions meant by the term. "Sins" could be both undesirable behavior and unacceptable thoughts. In different contexts, at different times and places, a sin might be a ritual infraction or a violation of a rule of law; it could be a moral failing or a wrong belief. However defined, sins were considered so grave a hindrance to… Leer más

Brill, 2012. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Brill Academic Pub, 2012. Hardcover. New. 387 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.