Lingue, culture, religioni: Cina e India in dialogo

Abstract

New opportunities of global cultural exchanges stimulate reflection on religions and cultures, both in European and in Asian context, and urge to include references to ancient traditions and to contemporary anthropological theories. Not only Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions, but also metaphysical and mystical thoughts from Greece and India, should develop deeper dialogue with Chinese values of Confucian and Taoist origin. Other contributions to the same effort for shared responsibility in facing the challenges of today’s society, could come from many streams of scientific and humanistic studies, from Buddhist traditions and from historical research.