Dharma

The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India

Veena R. Howard (California State University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
17 December 2020

Asian history; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Religion & beliefs; Comparative religion; History of religion

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it. Often translated as ""ethics,"" ""religion,"" ""law,"" or ""social order,"" dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the straightforward equivalent of what many in the West might usually consider to be ""a philosophy"". This much-needed analysis of the history and heritage of dharma shows that it is instead a multi-faceted religious force, or paradigm, that has defined and that continues to shape the different cultures and civilizations of South Asia in a whole multitude of forms, organizing many aspects of life.

Experts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its distinctiveness and its commonality as these are expressed across, and between, the several religions of the subcontinent. Exploring ethics, practice, history and social and gender issues, the contributors engage critically with some prevalent and often problematic interpretations of dharma, and point to new ways of appreciating these traditions in a manner that is appropriate to and thoroughly consistent with their varied internal debates, practices and self-representations.

Edited by: Veena R. Howard (California State University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781350224742
ISBN 10: 135022474X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 17 December 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Veena R. Howard is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno. She is the author of Gandhi's Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action (2013).