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The Uses of Paradox

- Religion, Self-Transformation, and the Absurd

Om The Uses of Paradox

Investigates the role of paradox in Western and Asian religious discourse. Drawing on both philosophy and social scientific theory, this book offers a naturalistic explanation of religion's oft-noted propensity to sublime paradox and argues that religious thinkers employ intractable paradoxes as basis for various techniques of self-transformation.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231140829
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 152
  • Utgitt:
  • 14. august 2007
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 140x210x17 mm.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 16. mars 2026

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Investigates the role of paradox in Western and Asian religious discourse. Drawing on both philosophy and social scientific theory, this book offers a naturalistic explanation of religion's oft-noted propensity to sublime paradox and argues that religious thinkers employ intractable paradoxes as basis for various techniques of self-transformation.

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