Meaning, Consensus and Dialogue in Buddhist-Christian Communication: A Study in the Construction of Meaning (Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte ... in the Intercultural History of Christianity) - Softcover

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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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