Light from the East

Being Letters on Gñanam, The Divine Knowledge

Hon. P. Arunáchalam (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

158 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138184619 (ISBN)

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Light from the East collates letters between Hon. P. Arunáchalam of the legislative council of Ceylon and Edward Carpenter, which expand on issues of the Gñanam or divine knowledge. Carpenter edited these letters for publication in 1927. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.

Light from the East collates letters between Hon. P. Arunáchalam of the legislative council of Ceylon and Edward Carpenter, which expand on issues of the Gñanam or divine knowledge. Carpenter edited these letters for publication in 1927 as well as writing additional articles on issues such as desire, birth control and bisexuality in relation to the customs of Ceylon and religious laws of Hinduism to give the reader a broad insight into the religion. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.

Hon. P. Arunáchalam, Edward Carpenter

1. Introduction 2. Extracts from the Letters of P. Arunachalam, Section I 3. Extracts Ditto, Section II 4. The Lingam and Sensual Desire 5. The Endeavour to Control Desire 6. Birth Control and Bisexuality 7. The Mouna Swamis and the Animals

Erscheinungsdatum	15.07.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals: The Collected Works of Edward Carpenter
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781138184619 / 9781138184619
Zustand	Neuware