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ISBN: 9780415770163 - Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought
Wang, Youru

ISBN10: 9780203964279  ISBN13: 9780203964279
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
The striking parallels between Derrida's deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought, especially in Buddhism and Daoism, have attracted much attention from scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. More

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ISBN: 9780415297493 - Divine and the Demonic Divine and the Demonic
Dwyer, Dr Graham

ISBN10: 9780203222539  ISBN13: 9780203222539
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Based on fieldwork in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, this book focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches. The study augments... More

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ISBN: 9780415297479 - Buddhas and Kami in Japan Buddhas and Kami in Japan
Rambelli, Fabio; Teeuwen, Mark

ISBN10: 9780203220252  ISBN13: 9780203220252
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the combinatory tradition that dominated premodern and early modern Japanese religion, known as honji suijaku (originals and their traces). It questions received, simplified accounts of the... More

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ISBN: 9780203221112 - Place and Spirit in Taiwan Place and Spirit in Taiwan
Dell'Orto, Alessandro

ISBN10: 9780203221112  ISBN13: 9780203221112
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Based on field-work in Taiwan, this book examines the ancient, indigenous religious cult of Tudi Gong both as a religio-social phenomenon and as an appropriate medium for exploring and analysing the social changes that have been occurring in... More

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ISBN: 9780199738533 - Falun Gong and the Future of China Falun Gong and the Future of China
DAVID, OWNBY

ISBN10: 9780199716371  ISBN13: 9780199716371
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
On April 25, 1999, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside Zhongnanhai, the guarded compound where China's highest leaders live and work, in a day-long peaceful protest of police brutality against fellow practitioners in the... More

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ISBN: 9780195074345 - Mircea Eliade's Vision for a New Humanism Mircea Eliade's Vision for a New Humanism
Cave, David

ISBN10: 9780195360738  ISBN13: 9780195360738
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780415296793 - Shamans in Asia Shamans in Asia
Chilson, Clark; Knecht, Peter

ISBN10: 9780203422649  ISBN13: 9780203422649
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Shamans throughout much of Asia are regarded as having the power to control and coerce spirits. Many Asians today still turn to shamans to communicate with the world of the dead, heal the sick, and explain enigmatic events. To understand Asian... More

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ISBN: 9780415307994 - Vietnamese Supernaturalism Vietnamese Supernaturalism

ISBN10: 9780203489079  ISBN13: 9780203489079
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
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ISBN: 9780195130119 - Seeing Krishna The Religious World of a Brahmin Family in Vrindaban Seeing Krishna The Religious World of a Brahmin Family in Vrindaban
H, CASE MARGARET

ISBN10: 9780195351538  ISBN13: 9780195351538
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This book offers a close-up view of the religious world of one of the most influential families in Vrinbadan, India's premier place of pilgrimage for worshipers of Krishna. This priestly family has arguably been the most creative force in this... More

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ISBN: 9781118255537 - Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions
Bongmba, Elias Kifon

ISBN10: 9781118255537  ISBN13: 9781118255537
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Electronic Book
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa.Offers broad coverage of issues relating to... More