Beyond enlightenment : Buddhism, religion, modernity /

The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally perceived as the eponymous religion of enlightenment. Beyond Enlightenment is a sophisticated study of some of the underlying assumptions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, Richard S., 1963-
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:	Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.
Subjects:	Enlightenment (Buddhism) Enlightenment. Religious awakening > Comparative studies. Illumination (Bouddhisme) Siècle des Lumières. Réveil religieux > Études comparatives. Enlightenment (18th-century western movement) 11.93 Buddhism. RELIGION > Buddhism > General. Enlightenment Religious awakening Buddhism. Enlightenment (mysticism) Enlightenment (cultural history) Religiöst liv > Indien. Electronic books. Comparative studies
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 A BENIGN INTRODUCTION
chapter 2 A PLACE OF EXCEPTIONAL UNIVERSAL VALUE
chapter 3 A TALE OF TWO HISTORIES
chapter 4 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF ENLIGHTENMENT
chapter 5 WHAT DO GODS HAVE TO DO WITH ENLIGHTENMENT?
chapter 6 A BAROQUE CONCLUSION.