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There is no lack of phenomenological literature on both Buddhism and Christianity, nor of theological literature on the «dialogue» between them. There is need, however, of a theory of communication between such communities of belief. Analyses of Buddhist and Christian canonical texts reveal the linguistic patterns underlying the «construction» of meaning in the earliest communities; a theory of consensus formation provides a broader framework for understanding the development and interaction of social meaning systems; and in this framework the problems posed by Buddhist-Christian communication are formulated and analysed.
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Meaning, consensus and dialogue in Buddhist-Christian communication, John dArcy May
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- Title
- Meaning, consensus and dialogue in Buddhist-Christian communication
- Language
- German
- Authors
- John dArcy May
- Publisher
- Lang
- Publisher
- 1984
- ISBN10
- 3261032871
- ISBN13
- 9783261032874
- Category
- University and college textbooks
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- There is no lack of phenomenological literature on both Buddhism and Christianity, nor of theological literature on the «dialogue» between them. There is need, however, of a theory of communication between such communities of belief. Analyses of Buddhist and Christian canonical texts reveal the linguistic patterns underlying the «construction» of meaning in the earliest communities; a theory of consensus formation provides a broader framework for understanding the development and interaction of social meaning systems; and in this framework the problems posed by Buddhist-Christian communication are formulated and analysed.