Steven Collins

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Selfless Persons: Imagery and Thought in Theravada BuddhismHardcover, 30 July 1982

Selfless Persons: Imagery and Thought in Theravada Buddhism
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Print Length
336 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Date Published
30 Jul 1982
ISBN-10
0521240816
ISBN-13
9780521240819

Description

This book explains the Buddhist doctrine of annattá ("not-self"), which denies the existence of any self, soul, or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahman background. He shows how the Theravada Buddhist tradition has constructed a philosophical and psychological account of personal identity on the apparently impossible basis of the denial of self. Although the emphasis of the book is firmly philosophical, Dr. Collins makes use of a number of academic disciplines, particularly those of anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and comparative religion, in an attempt to discover the "deep structure" of Buddhist culture and imagination, and to make these doctrines comprehensible in terms of the western history of ideas.

Product Details

Author:
Steven Collins
Book Format:
Hardcover
Date Published:
30 July 1982
Dimensions:
22.81 x 15.19 x 2.39 cm
Genre:
Buddhist
ISBN-10:
0521240816
ISBN-13:
9780521240819
Language:
English
Location:
Cambridge
Pages:
336
Weight:
621.42 gm

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