Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred
Subtitle: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 17, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781137567949
Description: "Examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration. Harshly criticized by both scholars and religious reformers, their project of "Gnostic Diplomacy" became of continuing relevance in a time of violent clashes between inhabitants of 'secular' and 'sacred' worlds"--
Notes: Source title: Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred: Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers