Following Levinas' articulation that "truth is accessible only to the mind capable of experiencing an exile away from its preconceptions and prejudices," Exile and Otherness posits that Shinran, the founder True Pure Land Buddhism, and Maimonides, a Jewish philosopher and Torah scholar, exhibit sensitivity to the neglected and suffering others.
Exile and OthernessREADERSHIP: General (US: Trade)
ISBN-10: 1498574580
ISBN-13: 9781498574587
Author:
Maymind, Ilana /
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: March 2020
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Weight: 287 g
Pages: 238 pages pages
Title: Exile and Otherness