Oriental Theories of Human Development
Scriptural and Popular Beliefs from Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Islam
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Beschreibung
Oriental Theories of Human Development is organized in two parts. Part I is intended to answer the question: What beliefs about human development are found in the literature and traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Islam? Part II, entitled «Segments of Theory in Popular Belief», contains the results of interviews with around 100 or more adherents of each of the five religions treated in Part I. The purpose of the interviews was to learn the extent to which followers of a religion subscribed to certain key concepts about development that were embedded in their own religious traditions. The Hindus were interviewed in India, Buddhists in Thailand, Confucianists in Taiwan, Shintoists in Japan, and Muslims in the Sudan.
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Robert Murray Thomas
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«The idea of mapping out how development is viewed in the Eastern hemisphere is a brilliant one. The book certainly contributes richly to broaden our perspectives... After the exposition of the five religious and philosophical concepts of development, Professor Thomas most fruitfully subjects them to a comparative analysis which not least is an important informative piece of comparative psychology and education.» (Torsten Husen, University of Stockholm,)
«...this approach is rewarding and brings many new insights. The lively style of presentation is also a delight and will make the book even more attractive...» (T. Neville Postlethwaite, University of Hamburg)
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