Eight Sacred Horizons: The Religious Imagination East and West Hardcover - 1985

Macmillan USA, July 1985. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Ex-seminary library book with usual markings. Binding tight and square, no markings or writing observed in text. Dust-jacket in very good condition with protective archival mylar covering. . . . . . . . . . . Comparative study of eight religious traditions, explores the theology, psychology, artistic, and social aspects of each faith. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Primal Hunt: 1.1.) The Hunt -- 1.2.) The Shaman -- 1.3.) The Gift -- 1.4.) The Mask -- 2.) Chinese-Japanese Tao: 2.1.) Three Faces of Tao -- 2.2.) The Li Option -- 2.3.) The Chugi Option -- 2.4.) The Wu-wei Option -- 3.) Hindu Dharma: 3.1.) Mandy Dharmas -- 3.2.) Guru Authenticity -- 3.3.) Comprehensive Marga -- 3.4.) Puja Mosaic -- 4.) Buddist Dhamma: 4.1.) Dhamma Wheel and Stupa -- 4.2.) A Lay Buddhist Spirituality -- 4.3.) Vow of the Bodhisattva -- 5.) Humanist Rights: 5.1.) The Marxist Humanist -- 5.2.) The Freudian Humanist -- 5.3.) Transvaluation of the Secular -- 6.) Judaic Torah: 6.1.) The Haskalah Humanist -- 6.2.) Myth and Ritual of Exile -- 6.3.) The Zion-Israel Dilemma -- 7.) Muslim Shariah: 7.1.) Rituals of Pilgrimage and Martyrdom -- 7.2.) The Muslim Political Vision -- 7.3.) Shariah Roots of Sufi Spirituality -- 8.) Christian Spirit: 8.1.) Christian Political Wisdom -- 8.2.) Two Christ Images -- 8.3.) The Way and the Spirit -- 9.) Conclusion: Reflections on a Method Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.