Sufitum und Theologie bei Ahmad Ibn 'AGiba (Sapientia Islamica, #2)
by Florian A.G. Lutzen
Florian A.G. Lutzen untersucht in dieser Studie den Religionsbegriff ( din) bei Ahmad Ibn 'AGiba (gest. 1224/1809), seine Synthese von Sufitum und Theologie. Den Religionsbegriff beschreibt er insbesondere anhand der im "Gabriel-Hadith" dargestellten Ebenen: islam, iman und ihsan - Hingabe, Glaube und Vervollkommnung. Dieses Stufengebilde, von vielen Gelehrten in der spaten Phase der Islamischen Theologie (etwa 1400-1800) fur fundamental erachtet, eignet sich zum einen dazu, die Religion aus der...
Being 'in Christ' in the Letters of Paul (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, #449)
by Teresa Morgan
In this study, Teresa Morgan offers a radically new interpretation of 'in Christ'and related expressions in the undisputed letters of Paul. Starting from a reassessment of Deissmann's Die neutestamentliche Formel "in Christo Jesu", she argues that Deissmann's philology is flawed, the Schweitzerian concept of 'participation in Christ' which is indebted to it is problematic, and many contemporary accounts of participation are better understood in other terms. Through close readings of each letter,...
Alexandria (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament)
Alexandria was one of the main hubs of the Hellenistic world and a cultural and religious "kaleidoscope." Merchants and migrants, scientists and scholars, philosophers, and religious innovators from all over the world and from all social backgrounds came to this ancient metropolis and exchanged their goods, views, and dreams. Accordingly, Alexandria became a place where Hellenistic, Egyptian, Jewish, and early Christian identities all emerged, coexisted, influenced, and rivaled each other. In or...
What does Shakespeare have to teach us about mindfulness? What Eastern spiritual views about death, love, and presence are reflected in the writings of The Bard? The Buddha and the Bard reveals the surprising connections between the 2,500-year-old spiritual leader and the most compelling writer of all time. Shakespeare understood and represented the human condition better than any writer of his time. As for the Buddha, he saw how to liberate us from that condition. Author Lauren Shufran explore...
Cultural Elements in Buddhism (Encyclopaedia of Buddhist World Series)
by Ranjana Rani Singhal
Japan's tradition of ShugendÅ has long been an object of fascination and intrigue among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. A Path into the Mountains offers a provocative reexamination of the complex social, economic, and spiritual terrain from which this mountain religious system arose. Caleb Carter traces ShugendÅ through the mountains of Togakushi in Nagano prefecture, while situating it within the broader religious landscape of medieval and ear...
Karma has become a household word in the modern world, where it is associated with the belief in rebirth determined by one's deeds in earlier lives. This belief was and is widespread in the Indian subcontinent as is the word "karma" itself. In lucid and accessible prose, this book presents karma in its historical, cultural, and religious context. Initially, karma manifested itself in a number of religious movements-most notably Jainism and Buddhism-and was subsequently absorbed into Brahmanism i...
The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles-poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation-to become one of the most prominent monks in China, founding numerous temples and schools and attracting crowds of students and disciples wherever he went. Heart of Buddha, Heart of China traces Tanxu's journey from his birth in 1875 to his death in 1963. Through Tanxu's life we come to know one of the most turbulent periods in Chinese history as it moved from empire to republic. James Carter...
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain: Transplantation, Development and Adaption (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)
by David N Kay
Die in diesem Band versammelten Studien Hans-Josef Klaucks zum johanneischen Schrifttum im weiteren Sinn beginnen mit einem Originalbeitrag, der den Abschnitt "Von Kana nach Kana" in Joh 2-4 als erste Missionsreise Jesu interpretiert, metaphorisch gestaltet als Hochzeitsreise, mit der Grundung der Familie Gottes als Ziel. UEberlegungen des Autors zur eschatologischen Bildersprache und zu alttestamentlichen Zitaten schliessen sich an. Die antike Rhetorik und das Thema "Liebe" kommen bei den Johan...
Smiling Buddha 2019 Daily Weekly Monthly Agenda Planner and Engagement Book
by It's about Time
Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint
The Hebrew Bible has played an important part in the development of Western culture. However, its central ideas - such as monotheism, the demythologization of nature or the linearity of time - had to be taken out of the national and linguistic milieu in which they had developed if they were to to become fertile on a wider scale. They also needed to be rendered palatable to a mentality that had experienced the scientific, rationalist revolution prepared by the Greeks. The Septuagint - the oldest...
Emplacing a Pilgrimage (Harvard East Asian Monographs, #297) (Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP))
by Barbara Ambros
Towering over the Kanto Plain, the sacred mountain Oyama (literally, "Big Mountain") has loomed large over the religious landscape of early modern Japan.By the Edo period (1600-1868), the revered peak had undergone a transformation from secluded spiritual retreat to popular pilgrimage destination. Its status as a regional landmark among its devotees was boosted by its proximity to the shogunal capital and the wide appeal of its amalgamation of Buddhism, Shinto, mountain asceticism, and folk beli...