| Exile and Otherness: The Ethics of Shinran and Maimonides Contributor(s): Maymind, Ilana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498574580 ISBN-13: 9781498574587 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Religion | Eastern |
| Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Exile and Otherness: The Ethics of Shinran and Maimonides, Ilana Maymind argues that Shinran (1173-1263), the founder of True Pure Land Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu), and Maimonides (1138-1204), a Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, and physician, were both deeply affected by their conditions of exile as shown in the construction of their ethics. By juxtaposing the exilic experiences of two contemporaries who are geographically and culturally separated and yet share some of the same concerns, this book expands the boundaries of Shin Buddhist studies and Jewish studies. It demonstrates that the integration into a new environment for Shinran and the creative mixture of cultures for Maimonides allowed them to view certain issues from the position of empathic outsiders. Maymind demonstrates that the biographical experiences of these two thinkers who exhibit sensitivity to the neglected and suffering others, resonate with conditions of exile and diasporic living in pluralistic societies that define the lives of many individuals, communities, and societies in the twenty-first century. |