Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers

Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kahn, Joel S. 1946-2017 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Further subjects:B Religion History
B Religion and sociology
B Social Sciences
B Religion
B Science
B Ethnology Asia
B Ethnology
B Anthropology
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781349553891
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Summary:Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (240 p, online resource)
ISBN:978-1-137-56795-6
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-56795-6