Saving Them From Yourself: AnInquiry into the South Asian Gift of Fearlessness
This article considers the importance of indigenous classifications in the study of comparative ethics. Specifically, it explores medieval South Asian gift discourses from Jain, Theravada, and Hindu Dharmasastra sources, which list and discuss a variety of prescribed gifts. Such lists generally incl...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1999
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 437-462 |
Further subjects: | B
Fear
B Theravada Buddhism B Jainism B Poison B Dharmasastra B Altruism B comparative ethics |
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