El sueño de Shitala Viaje al mundo de las religiones

by Pániker, Agustín

• ISBN13: 9788499880297
• ISBN10: 8499880290
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-01
• Publisher: Editorial Kairos

Summary

This examination focuses on religionone of the longest-lived and most universal aspects of humanityand combines essay with travelogue, anthropological analysis, and journalistic article. Paniker begins by answering the most basic of all questions, What is religion?, and then tackles issues such as the role of contemplation, death, and sacred texts in religion; the concept of conversion and sacrifice; ideas such as orthodoxy, syncretism, and fundamentalism; and the appearance of religious sects and cults. The book explores religious practices and phenomena from all of the continents and traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, shamanism, and more, as it answers questions such as What is the meaning behind the worship of an image of the Buddha? What story hides behind the Camino de Santiago? What planes of consciousness does a shaman traverse?and Why do some religions impose dietary restrictions?Readers will learn about the sources of human wisdom and gain a deeper understanding of the longevity and richness of the religious phenomenon. Este examen se enfoca sobre la religionuno de los aspectos mas longevos y universales de la humanidady combina el ensayo con el relato de viaje, el documento antropologico y el articulo periodista. Paniker comienza contestando la pregunta mas basicaQue es la religion? y entonces aborda temas como el papel de la contemplacion, de la muerte y de los textos sagrados en la religion; el sentido de la conversion y del sacrificio; nociones como las de la ortodoxia, el sincretismo y el fundamentalismo; y la aparicion de las llamadas sectas religiosas. El libro explora practicas y fenomenos religiosos de todos los continentes y las tradiciones, incluyendo el budismo, el cristianismo, el Islam, el sijismo, el chamanismo y mas, mientras responde a preguntas comoQue hay tras el culto a una imagen del Buda? Que historia esconde el camino de Santiago? A cuales planos accede el chaman? yPor que ciertas religiones imponen restricciones alimenticias? Los lectores aprenderan sobre las fuentes de sabiduria de la humanidad y conseguiran un entendimiento mas profundo de la permanencia y riqueza del fenomeno religioso.

Author Biography

Agustín Pániker is an author, an editor, and a professor in the masters of the history of religions program offered jointly by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Barcelona. He is the author of Índika, El nuevo humanismo, and Los Sikhs.