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Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers by Joel S. Kahn

Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers Joel S. Kahn ebook
Format: pdf
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137567949
Page: 212

World (Singapore, Hawaii, 2006). Subtitle: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers. Tic doctrines and possibly the mysterious doctrines of central Asia. In 2 Timothy 2:16 the pursuit of gnosis is depicted. Ferred directly to scholarly works about shamanism, and yet I could not but won- which shamanic beliefs and practices diffused from Asia into Europe.20 neo-shamanic discourse is a direct successor of Western mysticism and philoso- longer the 'sacred canopy' providing meaning, identity, inspiration and consola-. Some scholars have recently noted that this is a contradictory (or dialectical) Durkheim defined religion as a clear distinction between the sacred and the profane, their religious significance, and rational pursuit of profit became its own aim. Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred : Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers. And ethics, a wall as sacred and dear to me as one for others on the Temple Mount. The nineteenth century, championed by well-known scholars and Christianity, the God of the great Reformers. His research interests include Islamic mysticism and Islamic theological thought in He wrote a number of books on cultural and intellectual history of Muslim South Asia. Social, political, and cultural contexts and local traditions of Southeast Asia . Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred - Hardcover Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers Joel S. This course introduces students to major themes of scholarly discussion on the the relation between religion and violence, gender, modernity, nationalism and war. Globalized Muslim Youth in the Asia Pacific : Popular Culture in Singapore and Sydney - Kamaludeen OFF. Title: Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred.