{"product_id":"dharma-9781350224742","title":"Dharma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDharma\u003c\/em\u003e is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOften translated as \"ethics,\" \"religion,\" \"law,\" or \"social order,\" dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the straightforward equivalent of what many in the West might usually consider to be \"a philosophy\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis much-needed analysis of the history and heritage of dharma shows that it is instead a multi-faceted religious force, or paradigm, that has defined and continues to shape the different cultures and civilizations of South Asia in a whole multitude of forms, organising many aspects of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExperts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its distinctiveness and its commonality as these are expressed across, and between, the several religions of the subcontinent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring ethics, practice, history, and social and gender issues, the contributors engage critically with some prevalent and often problematic interpretations of dharma, and point to new ways of appreciating these traditions in a manner that is appropriate to and thoroughly consistent with their varied internal debates, practices, and self-representations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848998539500,"sku":"9781350224742","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20159703482668.jpg?v=1759007629","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dharma-9781350224742","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}