Filosofías de la India (Ensayo Sexto Piso) (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Zimmer, Heinrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8496867641 ISBN 13: 9788496867642

Publisher: Sexto Piso Editorial, 2011

Synopsis

One of the first great undertakings that introduced Eastern philosophy to the Western world, this collection of Heinrich Zimmer’s work compiled posthumously by his protégé Joseph Campbell explores the symbols and myths of Indian wisdom. The immense range of Eastern beliefs is separated into two types of philosophies, the first of which applies to daily life and the second of which describes a way of living in relation to the afterlife. Philosophies rooted in our time success, obligation, and pleasure deal with the way people should behave toward nature and others, while the eternal philosophies discussed include Jainism, Tantra, Samkhya and yoga, Brahmanism, and Buddhism. Groundbreaking and important, this book is a monumental testimony to Zimmer’s lifelong work of chronicling the intricacies of Eastern thought.

 

Una de las primeras grandes empresas que introdujeron la filosofía del oriente al mundo occidental, esta colección de la obra de Heinrich Zimmer recopilada póstumamente por su protegido Joseph Campbell explora los símbolos y mitos de la sabiduría india. La inmensa gama de creencias orientales se separa en dos tipos de filosofías, el primero que se aplica a la vida diaria y el segundo que describe una manera de vivir en relación con la vida eterna. Filosofías arraigadas en nuestro tiempo el éxito, el deber y el placer tratan del comportamiento que se debe tener hacia la naturaleza y los demás, mientras que las filosofías eternas discutidas incluyen el jainismo, el tantra, el samkhya y yoga, el brahmanismo y el budismo. Pionero e importante, este libro es un testimonio monumental al trabajo de toda la vida de Zimmer de relatar las complejidades del pensamiento oriental.

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About the Author

Heinrich Zimmer was a scholar of Indian philosophy and South Asian art. He taught at the University of Heidelberg in Germany until he was expelled by the Nazi regime in 1938, at which point he became a professor at Balliol College at Oxford. He later went on to teach at Columbia University in New York City. His other famous work is Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization. Joseph Campbell was a philosopher, a religious historian, and a friend of Heinrich Zimmer who took on the task of editing and publishing Zimmer’s papers.

Review

This volume . . . represents [Zimmer’s] major contribution to our understanding of Asia. It is both the most complete and most intelligent account of this extraordinarily rich and complex philosophical tradition yet written.”  New York Times Book Review, on the English-language edition

Edition details

• Publisher: Sexto Piso Editorial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 8496867641
• ISBN 13: 9788496867642
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 670
• Editor: Campbell Joseph