Altruism in world religions / Edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce D. Chilton. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2005. - xiv, 202 p. : 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Altruism and the study of religion / Altruism in Greco-Roman philosophy / Altruism in classical Judaism / Altruism in Christianity / Altruism in Islam / Altruism in classical Buddhism / Altruism in contemporary Buddhism: Thich Nhat Hanh's socially engaged Buddhism / Altruism in Japanese religions: the case of Nichiren Buddhism / Altruism in classical Hinduism / Altruism in Chinese religions / William Scott Green -- Robert M. Berchman -- Jacob Neusner and Alan J. Avery-Peck -- Bruce Chilton -- Th. Emil Homerin -- Todd Lewis -- Bradley S. Clough -- Ruben L.F. Habito -- Richard H. Davis -- Mark Csikszentmihalyi -- William Scott Green. Introduction: Epilogue /

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Altruism.
Conduct of life.
Religions.

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