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Paperback Enlightened Individualism: Buddhism and Hinduism in American Literature from the Beats to the Present Book

ISBN: 0814255248

ISBN13: 9780814255247

Enlightened Individualism: Buddhism and Hinduism in American Literature from the Beats to the Present

(Part of the Literature, Religion, and Postsecular Studies Series)

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Buddhism and Hinduism have spread in the US largely through texts and are now recognizable facets of American literature and culture. But the US has defined itself through goal-oriented individualism, whereas Buddhism and Hinduism teach that individuality is a delusion and thus worldly desires are misguided. Given this apparent contradiction, what can Buddhist and Hindu influences offer American identities? Enlightened Individualism explores...

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