The first two parts of this book present four detailed historical studies, filled with Geertzian "thick description," of the encounters of Christianity and Buddhism (universal religions with a high quotient of "transcendence") with various primal religious traditions ("biocosmic" or "immanentist") of the Asian-Pacific region, namely, Aboriginal Australia and Melanesia (Christianity) and Sri Lanka and Japan (Buddhism). In each case, the encounters represented a failure of the "great" traditions. In the third, constructive and theological part of the book, the author shows how an acknowledgment of these failures may provide a back door to dialogue.
| ISBN | 9780826415134 |
| Autor(a) | May, John D'Arcy |
| Editora | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Ano de edição | 2003 |
| Páginas | 225 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |