Religion and Aging in Indian Tradition [microform] : a Textual Study

Religion and Aging in Indian Tradition [microform] : a Textual Study

Author: Shrinivas Tilak

Publisher: National Library of Canada

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 9780315459564

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"The purpose of the present study is to recover from selected Hindu and Buddhist texts ideas and images of aging and illumine their historical, semantic and metaphysical dimensions. The results of this endeavor indicate that as cultural adaptive systems, both religion and gerontology share a common concern in seeking to provide aging with purpose and meaning. Further, the internal logic and semantics expressing this relationship in the texts examined are governed by the formal and literary modes of simile, metaphor and myth. The analysis of such age-sensitive concepts as jara (aging), asrama (stages of life), kala (time), parinama (change), karma (determinate actions), kama (desire), and vaja (rejuvenatory and revitalizing force) suggest that the bond between the traditional Indian values of life and gerontology is particularly close and mutual."--


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Download or read book Religion and Aging in Indian Tradition [microform] : a Textual Study written by Shrinivas Tilak and published by National Library of Canada. This book was released on 1988 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of the present study is to recover from selected Hindu and Buddhist texts ideas and images of aging and illumine their historical, semantic and metaphysical dimensions. The results of this endeavor indicate that as cultural adaptive systems, both religion and gerontology share a common concern in seeking to provide aging with purpose and meaning. Further, the internal logic and semantics expressing this relationship in the texts examined are governed by the formal and literary modes of simile, metaphor and myth. The analysis of such age-sensitive concepts as jara (aging), asrama (stages of life), kala (time), parinama (change), karma (determinate actions), kama (desire), and vaja (rejuvenatory and revitalizing force) suggest that the bond between the traditional Indian values of life and gerontology is particularly close and mutual."--


Religion and Aging in the Indian Tradition

Religion and Aging in the Indian Tradition

Author: Shrinivas Tilak

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780791400449

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The manner of aging is a cultural construct and there is a specifically Indian way of aging. That way is shown in this book through the anlyses of key concepts--aging (jara), stages of life (asarama), time (kala), determinate deeds (karma), desire (kama), change (parinama), and rejuvenative force (vaja). The author offers important transcultural insights into the realities of aging, disease, and inevitable death faced by all. The composite Inidan religious tradition provides patterns for shaping the aging experience into a meaningful system of vital social values, ethical principles, and life goals, This analysis of the Indian approach provides significant clues for understanding aging in other cultures.


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Download or read book Religion and Aging in the Indian Tradition written by Shrinivas Tilak and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manner of aging is a cultural construct and there is a specifically Indian way of aging. That way is shown in this book through the anlyses of key concepts--aging (jara), stages of life (asarama), time (kala), determinate deeds (karma), desire (kama), change (parinama), and rejuvenative force (vaja). The author offers important transcultural insights into the realities of aging, disease, and inevitable death faced by all. The composite Inidan religious tradition provides patterns for shaping the aging experience into a meaningful system of vital social values, ethical principles, and life goals, This analysis of the Indian approach provides significant clues for understanding aging in other cultures.


Canadiana

Canadiana

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Publisher:

Published: 1990-04

Total Pages: 1334

ISBN-13:

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American Indian Religious Traditions

American Indian Religious Traditions

Author: Suzanne J. Crawford O'Brien

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Published: 2005-06-29

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13:

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Guide to Microforms in Print

Guide to Microforms in Print

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Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 960

ISBN-13:

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Tibetan Literature

Tibetan Literature

Author: Leonard van der Kuijp

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 1559390441

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Tibetan Literature addresses the immense variety of Tibet's literary heritage. An introductory essay by the editors attempts to assess the overall nature of 'literature' in Tibet and to understand some of the ways in which it may be analyzed into genres. The remainder of the book contains articles by nearly thirty scholars from America, Europe, and Asia—each of whom addresses an important genre of Tibetan literature. These articles are distributed among eight major rubrics: two on history and biography, six on canonical and quasi-canonical texts, four on philosophical literature, four on literature on the paths, four on ritual, four on literary arts, four on non-literary arts and sciences, and two on guidebooks and reference works.


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Download or read book Tibetan Literature written by Leonard van der Kuijp and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tibetan Literature addresses the immense variety of Tibet's literary heritage. An introductory essay by the editors attempts to assess the overall nature of 'literature' in Tibet and to understand some of the ways in which it may be analyzed into genres. The remainder of the book contains articles by nearly thirty scholars from America, Europe, and Asia—each of whom addresses an important genre of Tibetan literature. These articles are distributed among eight major rubrics: two on history and biography, six on canonical and quasi-canonical texts, four on philosophical literature, four on literature on the paths, four on ritual, four on literary arts, four on non-literary arts and sciences, and two on guidebooks and reference works.


Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

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Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 2618

ISBN-13:

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Humanities

Humanities

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Published: 1991

Total Pages: 588

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Understanding Media

Understanding Media

Author: Marshall McLuhan

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-09-04

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781537430058

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When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.


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Download or read book Understanding Media written by Marshall McLuhan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.


Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory

Author: Carolyn Farquhar Ulrich

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 2464

ISBN-13:

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Volume for 1947 includes "A list of clandestine periodicals of World War II, by Adrienne Florence Muzzy."


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Download or read book Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory written by Carolyn Farquhar Ulrich and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 2464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume for 1947 includes "A list of clandestine periodicals of World War II, by Adrienne Florence Muzzy."