| Description |
1 online resource (19 entries) : 1 image, digital files. |
| Series |
Buddhism and modernity |
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Buddhism and modernity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Buddha / Donald S. Lopez Jr. -- Art / Charles Lachman -- Death / Jacqueline I. Stone -- Economy / Gustavo Benavides -- Gift / Reiko Ohnuma -- History / Timothy Barrett -- Institution / Timothy Brook -- Pedagogy / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick -- Person / William Pietz -- Power / Craig J. Reynolds -- Practice / Carl Bielefeldt -- Ritual / Robert H. Sharf -- Sex / Janet Gyatso -- Word / Ryichi Abé -- Modernity / Marilyn Ivy. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
This volume provides a unique introduction to Buddhism by examining categories essential for a nuanced understanding of its traditions. Each of the essays here shows students how a fundamental term - from art to word - illuminates the practice of Buddhism, both in traditional Buddhist societies and in the realms of modernity. Apart from Buddha, the list of terms in this collection deliberately includes none that are intrinsic to the religion. Instead, the contributors explore terms that are important for many fields and that invite interdisciplinary reflection. Through incisive discussions of topics ranging from practice, power, and pedagogy to ritual, history, sex, and death, the authors offer new directions for the understanding of Buddhism, taking constructive and sometimes polemical positions in an effort both to demonstrate the shortcomings of assumptions about the religion and the potential power of revisionary approaches. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Philosophy.
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Buddhism -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lopez, Donald S., 1952-
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0226493156 9780226493152 0226493148 9780226493145 (DLC) 2004021020 353 p. |
| ISBN |
9781849723510 (online) |
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9780226493152 (pbk) |
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0226493156 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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9780226493145 (print) |
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0226493148 (alk. paper) |
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0226493237 (ebook) |
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9780226493237 (ebook) |
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