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Moral knowing in a Hindu sacred city : an exploration of mind, emotion, and self

Title
Moral knowing in a Hindu sacred city : an exploration of mind, emotion, and self / Steven M. Parish.
Author
Parish, Steven M.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, ©1994.

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Description
x, 342 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
Explores the interrelationship of mind, self, emotion and the development of moral consciousness in the Nepalese city of Bhaktapur. The author investigates how the citizens have developed moral awareness in the context of cultural life.
Subject
  • Newar (Nepalese people) > Psychology
  • Moral development > Nepal > Bhaktapur
  • Newar (Nepalese people) > Social life and customs
  • Manners and customs
  • Moral development
  • Gesellschaftsleben
  • Ethiek
  • Stadscultuur
  • Hindoes
  • Newar (peuple du Népal) > Moeurs et coutumes
  • Newar (peuple du Népal) > Psychologie
  • Bhaktapur (Nepal) > Social life and customs
  • Nepal > Bhaktapur
  • Bhaktapur
  • Bhādgā̄un (Népal) > Moeurs et coutumes
  • Newār
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. A Hindu City and Its Sacred and Moral Order. 1. Learning to See a Sacred City. 2. Society, Person, and Moral Order -- pt. 2. Moral Knowing. 3. The Web of Relatedness. 4. The Sacred Mind. 5. Creating Moral Selves -- Postscript: Culture and Moral Knowing.
ISBN
  • 0231084382
  • 9780231084383
  • 0231084390
  • 9780231084390
LCCN
94000366
OCLC
  • ocm29752918
  • 29752918
  • SCSB-2030870
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library