LITERARY PORTRAYALS OF RELIGIOUS AWAKENING THROUGH SUFFERING AND LOSS - BUDDHIST, DAOIST, AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES

The focus of this study is on portrayals of religious awakening in four short works of literature: a Chinese play, two Chinese short stories, and an American short story. In all of these works, the protagonists attain religious awakening, but only do so because they experience suffering and loss. Th...

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Main Author: Canning, Robert
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2020
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/956
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2050&context=masters_theses_2