Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism

A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism, Philosophy
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Author: Torkel Brekke ISBN: 9781135788490
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 10, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Torkel Brekke
ISBN: 9781135788490
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 10, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join the sect of the Buddha? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community. It also addresses the more general and theoretically controversial question of how world religions come into being, by focusing on the conversion process of the individual believer.

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Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join the sect of the Buddha? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community. It also addresses the more general and theoretically controversial question of how world religions come into being, by focusing on the conversion process of the individual believer.

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