{"product_id":"asian-worldviews-9781119165972","title":"Asian Worldviews","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious comparative introduction to Asian thought, expertly written for undergraduate courses in Asian Studies, Asian philosophy and neighboring disciplines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent 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. \u003ci\u003e?Asian Worldviews: Religions, Philosophies, Political Theories\u003c\/i\u003e? 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 India 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Brahmanist Worldview 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReform Movements: Jains and Buddhism 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Hinduism 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophical Systems 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndian Worldviews Under Muslim Rule 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Indian Thought 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 China 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Chinese Thought: The Hundred Schools 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Han to Tang 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Song to Qing 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Fall of the Empire to the Present 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Japan 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrehistory and the Aristocratic Period 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of the Warriors: From Kamakura to Edo 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese Modernity: From Meiji to the Present 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Korea, Tibet, and South East Asia 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorea 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTibet 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndic South East Asia 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVietnam 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Names and Terms 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological Table 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866388607319,"sku":"9781119165972","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119165972.jpg?v=1722278414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/asian-worldviews-9781119165972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}