Bibliograph

Light from the East, Eastern wisdom for the modern West

Type

Label

Light from the East, Eastern wisdom for the modern West

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Light from the East

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

The perennial philosophy seriesThe library of perennial philosophy

Sub title

Eastern wisdom for the modern West

Summary

This is a collection of writings about the spiritual meeting of East and West in the modern world including articles by the Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley. Highlighting aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have proved most attractive to Western seekers, it explores the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western traditions, while emphasizing respect amongst the adherents of different faiths

Target audience

adult

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