Asian Religiosity in Latin American Literature
Theosophy and Eastern religions and creeds, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, and Taoism, have influenced Latin American literature since the Modernistas. Canonical authors such as Neruda, Borges, Cortázar, Paz, and Sarduy have addressed these Eastern believes in different ways. Whil...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
[2018]
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International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-116 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Latin America
/ Literature
/ Asia
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism BN Shinto KBR Latin America |
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| Summary: | Theosophy and Eastern religions and creeds, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, and Taoism, have influenced Latin American literature since the Modernistas. Canonical authors such as Neruda, Borges, Cortázar, Paz, and Sarduy have addressed these Eastern believes in different ways. While for the Modernista they were a escapist tool and Neruda openly rejects them, other authors, such as Tablada and Paz, resort to them to try to understand their own countries, or to find the keys of eroticism (the case of Paz and Sarduy). In turn, for Borges, Eastern religions are a metaphor for infinite time, fantasy, and utopia and for Sarduy, a path to personal enlightenment. |
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| ISSN: | 2509-9965 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41603-018-0034-9 |