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Religion General

Mythologies and Philosophies of Salvation in the Theistic Traditions of India

by (author) Klaus K. Klostermaier

Publisher
CCSR, Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2006
Category
General, Hindu, Religious
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780889207431
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889201583
    Publish Date
    Dec 1984
    List Price
    $34.99

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Based on exhaustive reference to primary source material, this volume explores the relationships between religious mythologies and religious philosophical system within the theistic traditions in India. Not content merely to explore these relationships, the author further examines the relevance of mythology and philosophy in a discussion of salvation—salvation understood in its sociological, eschatological, and philosophical senses. The treatment of myth and philosophy is comprehensive in scope, pulling together a great variety of sources and commentary, and illuminating them for the Western reader.

This study will be of interest both to students of Indian religions and to students of comparative religion interested in creating a context for the discussion of Eastern and Western religions.

About the author

Klaus Klostermaier teaches in the Department of religion at the University of Manitoba.

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