Swami Medhananda (University of Southern California)

Karma and Rebirth in Hinduism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Element explains how various Hindu texts, traditions, and figures have understood the philosophical nuances of karma and rebirth. The Element's primary argumentative aim is to defend the rationality of accepting the truth of karma and rebirth through a critical examination of an array of arguments for and against these doctrines.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Global Philosophy of Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 136g
• ISBN-13: 9781009461139
• ISBN-10: 1009461133
• Artikelnr.: 74731439

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. Karma and rebirth in the Upani
ads and Bhagavad-G
t
; 3. Nuances of karma and rebirth in classical and modern Hindu traditions; 4. Arguments in support of karma and rebirth; 5. Arguments against karma and rebirth; 6. The relevance of karma and rebirth to debates in contemporary philosophy; References.