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Traditions of Compassion: From Religious Duty to Social Activism

By Khen Lampert

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2006
ISBN
1403985278, 9781403985279, 9780230503755, 9780333699966, 0333699963
LCC
BJ1475 .L36 2005
Open Library ID
OL10555190M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
423 kB (433493 bytes)
Series
Library of Philosophy and Religion
Pages
224\156
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47
Религиоведение;Основы религиоведения

Description

Throughout history, compassion has stood at the base of the radical cry to change the world order and remedy injustices. It has also been a political tool for society's power-wielders, who have exploited the sense of calling compassion arouses to hide the repressive, belligerent, and manipulative nature of society's power structure. This book analyzes four models of compassion, each representing manifestations of compassion in different cultures and eras: Judeo-Christianity, Buddhism, Modernism, and the author's alternative, a response to neocapitalist postmodernism-radical compassion and its imperative to take action.

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