The Philosophical Assumptions behind the Non-Cognitive Use of Scriptures in Eastern Religions

It is well-known that sacred scriptures play a dual role in many religions – cognitive (or informative) and non-cognitive (or performative). Arguably, the non-cognitive use of scriptures is especially prominent in Eastern Religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. The use of a text as a talisman to w...

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Main Author: Zavaliy, Andrei (author)
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11675/875
http://www.ejournals.eu/PJACNS/2015/1(2015)/art/6217/
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