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Chapter 10 - Reincarnation and Karma

from Part C - Unified Self, Monism and Cosmic Cycle in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2019

Richard Seaford
Richard Seaford
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University of Exeter
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Chapter 10 begins with a critique of the best existing attempt (by Obeyesekere) to explain the origins of what I call ethicised indiscriminate reincarnation (EIR) in India and in Greece. But in my view any successful explanation cannot exclude monetisation, which also contributes to the importance of cyclicality in reincarnation, and to the advent of the widespread and persistent idea of individually accumulated karma. This requires reflection on the different roles of kinship in Greece and India.

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Reincarnationmonetisationcyclicalitykarmakinship
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The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
A Historical Comparison
 , pp. 193 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Reincarnation and Karma
  • Richard Seaford, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
  • Online publication: 14 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108583701.011
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  • Richard Seaford, University of Exeter
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  • Reincarnation and Karma
  • Richard Seaford, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
  • Online publication: 14 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108583701.011
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