This article aims to analyze the ideas of health and illness in ancient Buddhism, making use of the theoretical tools of medical anthropology and historical–philological inquiry. As a contribution to the conceptual history of medicine in Buddhism, I intend to focus the present investigation on the ascetic problem of the “end of the world” as a means of achieving complete healing. The asceticism of early Buddhism reconciles the goal of transcendence with that of healing, carrying out a complex reflection on awareness and presence.
(2023). Reaching the End of the World: An Anthropological Reading of Early Buddhist Medicine and Ascetic Practices [journal article - articolo]. In RELIGIONS. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/238849
Reaching the End of the World: An Anthropological Reading of Early Buddhist Medicine and Ascetic Practices
Divino, Federico
2023-01-01
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This article aims to analyze the ideas of health and illness in ancient Buddhism, making use of the theoretical tools of medical anthropology and historical–philological inquiry. As a contribution to the conceptual history of medicine in Buddhism, I intend to focus the present investigation on the ascetic problem of the “end of the world” as a means of achieving complete healing. The asceticism of early Buddhism reconciles the goal of transcendence with that of healing, carrying out a complex reflection on awareness and presence.| File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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