Frederick Streng, Mādhyamika, and the Comparative Study of Religion
Frederick Streng's contributions to the comparative study of religion lie in his work as translator and interpreter of key Mādhyamika texts and as a methodologist in the study of religion. He did invaluable work in his interpretation of Nāgārjuna's doctrine of emptiness and then apparently...
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Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii Press
1996
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Buddhist Christian studies
Year: 1996, Volume: 16, Pages: 65-76 |
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Summary: | Frederick Streng's contributions to the comparative study of religion lie in his work as translator and interpreter of key Mādhyamika texts and as a methodologist in the study of religion. He did invaluable work in his interpretation of Nāgārjuna's doctrine of emptiness and then apparently used insights gained in that work to detail an approach to the scholarly study of religion that attempted to chart a middle course between objectivism and relativism. |
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ISSN: | 1527-9472 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Buddhist Christian studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1390155 |