Reflections on the Global Civilization: A Dialogue (Echoes and Reflections)
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- Synopsis
- Globalization has brought different civilizations and peoples into new and closer contact. But this novel intimacy has not always led to greater understanding. There is an urgent need to work towards a global civilization based on principles of peace, mutual respect and tolerance. It is precisely that goal which the participants attempt in this classic dialogue. Inspired by the encounters between Buddhism and Islam as they exchanged ideas and goods along the Silk Road, it brings together a Sufi Muslim from Iran and one of the world's most influential lay Buddhist leaders to explore the vibrant areas of common ground between the Islamic and Buddhist traditions. Coloured by Sufi philosophy and by Buddhist thought and practice, and drawing on a diverse selection of thinkers – including Rumi and Hafez, Rabindranath Tagore, Jürgen Habermas and Antonio Gramsci – Reflections on the Global Civilization offers a profound meditation on conflict, loss and injustice, as well as the vitality of interfaith discussion. It shows that Islam and Buddhism have much to offer, not only to each other, but also to the world as a whole.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780857729187
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781845117726
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/06/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Majid Tehranian, Daisaku Ikeda
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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