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Book SynopsisAn ambitious comparative introduction to Asian thought, expertly written for undergraduate courses in Asian Studies, Asian philosophy and neighboring disciplines
Recent decades have witnessed a sharp increase of interest in the cultures and regions of South and East Asia, owing in part to the prominent role Asian economies have played in the?era of?globalization. ?Asian Worldviews: Religions, Philosophies, Political Theories? is?a unique, reader-friendly?introduction?to?the intellectual heritage of the?region.?Assuming no previous background in Asian cultural history,?Asian Worldviews?moves beyond chronological and geographic boundaries to?present?an integrated treatment of the beliefs, teachings, and ideologies that have shaped the worldviews of?approximately half of the?global population.?Rein Raud explores?forms of knowledge in?China, India, Tibet, Japan, Korea, and?Southeast?Asia, providing balanced coverage of all historical periods from antiquity to the mo
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgements xi
1 India 1
The Brahmanist Worldview 6
Reform Movements: Jains and Buddhism 21
The Development of Hinduism 45
Philosophical Systems 54
Indian Worldviews Under Muslim Rule 66
Modern Indian Thought 73
2 China 89
The Beginnings 94
Classical Chinese Thought: The Hundred Schools 102
From Han to Tang 138
From Song to Qing 164
From the Fall of the Empire to the Present 185
3 Japan 207
Prehistory and the Aristocratic Period 211
The Age of the Warriors: From Kamakura to Edo 225
Japanese Modernity: From Meiji to the Present 241
4 Korea, Tibet, and South East Asia 257
Korea 257
Tibet 268
Indic South East Asia 274
Vietnam 281
Further Reading 287
Glossary of Names and Terms 293
Chronological Table 311
Index 319
