Dharma of the dead: zombies, mortality and Buddhist philosophy
"The existential crisis in zombie apocalyptic fiction brings to the fore the problem of humanity's search for meaning in an increasingly global and secular world. Zombies are analyzed in the context of Buddhist thought, in contrast with social and religious critiques from other works"...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Subito Bestelldienst: | Jetzt bestellen. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
2018
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| In: | Jahr: 2018 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Contributions to zombie studies
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Buddhistische Philosophie
/ Sterblichkeit
/ Zombie
B Buddhismus / Zombie |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion AZ Neue Religionen BL Buddhismus |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Zombies in mass media
B Zombies Religious aspects Buddhism B Death Religious aspects Buddhism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The existential crisis in zombie apocalyptic fiction brings to the fore the problem of humanity's search for meaning in an increasingly global and secular world. Zombies are analyzed in the context of Buddhist thought, in contrast with social and religious critiques from other works"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224), filmography (pages225-227) and index |
| Physische Details: | vii, 235 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1476672490 |