Double Exposure by Bernard Faure

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Summary

This book explores the possible relations between Western types of rationality and Buddhism. It also examines some cliches about Buddhism and questions the old antinomies of Western culture ("faith and reason," or "idealism and materialism").

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Double Exposure by Bernard Faure

This book explores the possible relations between Western types of rationality and Buddhism. It also examines some cliches about Buddhism and questions the old antinomies of Western culture ("faith and reason," or "idealism and materialism").
"Faure's analysis is agile, complex, and perceptive...Double Exposure is a subtle and challenging reflection on both Buddhist and Western culture and thought and should be read by anyone concerned with their encounter in the contemporary world."—The Journal of Religion
Bernard Faure is George Edwin Burnell Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University. He is the author, most recently, of The Will to Orthodoxy: A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism (Stanford1997).
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ISBN 13 9780804743488
ISBN 10 0804743487
Title Double Exposure
Author Bernard Faure
Series Cultural Memory In The Present
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Stanford University Press
Year published 2003-11-10
Number of pages 216
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.