{"product_id":"9781501305788","title":"Tragic Views of the Human Condition Cross-Cultural Comparisons between Views of Human Nature in Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy and the Mahabharata and Bhagavadgita","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTragic Views of the Human Condition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCross-Cultural Comparisons between Views of Human Nature in Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy and the Mahabharata and Bhagavadgita\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLourens Minnema\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan  tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through  Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture,  in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama? In what respects can the  Mahabharata epic's and the Bhagavadgita's views of the human condition  be called 'tragic' in the Greek and Shakespearean senses of the word?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTragic  views of the human condition are primarily embedded in stories. Only  afterwards are these views expounded in theories of tragedy and in  philosophical anthropologies. Minnema identifies these embedded views of  human nature by discussing the ways in which tragic stories raise a  variety of anthropological issues-issues such as coping with evil,  suffering, war, death, values, power, sacrifice, ritual, communication,  gender, honour, injustice, knowledge, fate, freedom. Each chapter  represents one cluster of tragic issues that are explored in terms of  their particular (Greek, English, Indian) settings before being compared  cross-culturally. In the end, the underlying question is: are Indian  views of the human condition very different from Western views?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLourens Minnema\u003c\/b\u003e  is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy  of Religion and Comparative Study of Religions at VU University,  Amsterdam, The Netherlands.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501305788\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e584\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331631120524,"sku":"9781501305788","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_631ae5ac-39c5-4770-b5d8-72c33a14976d.jpg?v=1783597958","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501305788","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}