Dharma of the dead: zombies, mortality and Buddhist philosophy
"The existential crisis in zombie apocalyptic fiction brings to the fore the problem of humanity's search for meaning in an increasingly global and secular world. Zombies are analyzed in the context of Buddhist thought, in contrast with social and religious critiques from other works"...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Contributions to zombie studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhist philosophy
/ Mortality
/ Zombie
B Buddhism / Zombie |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Zombies in mass media
B Zombies Religious aspects Buddhism B Death Religious aspects Buddhism |
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| Summary: | "The existential crisis in zombie apocalyptic fiction brings to the fore the problem of humanity's search for meaning in an increasingly global and secular world. Zombies are analyzed in the context of Buddhist thought, in contrast with social and religious critiques from other works"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224), filmography (pages225-227) and index |
| Physical Description: | vii, 235 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1476672490 |