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Minds and Sociocultures: Zoroastrianism and the Indian religions

Kevin R. D. Shepherd

出版	Philosophical Press, 1995
主題	Religion / EasternSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology of Religion
ISBN	09525089079780952508908
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0-snAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

The lengthy introduction, which has been described as a book in itself, includes a vigorous critique of the new age counterculture. A confrontation occurs with Eliade, Jung, Leary, Grof, Aldous Huxley, Ken Wilbur, Colin Wilson and others. The author objects to popular theories of the perennial philosophy and provides an alternative set of references from specialist scholarship. scholarly theories. The legendary prophet Zarathushtra gains life in this overview. The focus moves to the Sassanian era of Gnostic associations, encompassing not only Manichaeism, but also the more obscure Mazdakism. civilization to the Upanishadic era. Part four covers the six classical systems of Hindu philosophy, and includes the medieval Vedantic exponents Shankara and Ramauja. Part five investigates the Shramana philosophers who included Gautama Buddha, and an attempt is made to chart occurrences in Jainism, a subject more rarely dealt with.