Purification

In the religions of the world, there is strongemphasis on the practice of "purification" for the religious transformation ofmind and body in connection with achieving such ultimate objectives asenlightenment and salvation. The contributors discuss the great diversity offorms and meanings with respect to religious transformation in their respectivefields of research. While invoking earlier debates within the study ofreligions and theology on the topic of "purification" the studies in thisvolume penetrate further into the meaning and structure of religioustransformation of mind and body in the religions of the world and opencomparative perspectives on this topic.>

About the author

GerhardMarcel Martin is retired Professor for Practical Theology at the University ofMarburg, Germany.KatjaTriplett is Professor for the Study of East Asian Religions at the Universityof Göttingen, Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Gerhard M. Triplett Martin, Gerhard Marcel Martin, Gerhard Marcel Triplett Martin, Katja Triplett
• Assisted by: Gerhard Marcel Martin (Editor), Katja Triplett (Editor), Triplett Katja (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9780567191410
• ISBN: 978-0-567-19141-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: T & T Clark Theology; T & T Clark Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Eastern, East Asian religions, Oriental Religions