Oxford handbook of contemporary Buddhism /

As an incredibly diverse religious system, Buddhism is constantly changing. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field that tracks these changes up to the present day. Taken together, the book provides a blueprint to unders...

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Weitere Titel:
Contemporary Buddhism
Contemporary Buddhism in Malaysia /
Contemporary Buddhist Architecture: From Reliquary to Theme Park /
Contemporary Buddhism and Education /
Buddhism and Gender /
Contemporary Buddhism and Iconography /
Buddhism in Latin America /
Buddhism, Race and Ethnicity /
Buddhist Relics and Pilgrimage /
Buddhism, Conflict, and Peacebuilding /
Diasporic Buddhisms and Convert Communities /
Buddhism in Africa /
Contemporary Burmese Buddhism /
Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Traditions /
European Buddhist Traditions /
Introduction /
Contemporary Mongolian Buddhism /
Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Traditions /
U.S. Buddhist Traditions /
Contemporary Vietnamese Buddhism /
Contemporary Thai Buddhism /
Buddhism and Media Technologies /
Buddhism, Ecology, and the Implications of Practice /
Buddhism, Chanting and Music /
Contemporary Sri Lankan Buddhist Traditions /
Contemporary Lao Buddhism /
Contemporary Cambodian Buddhist Traditions: Seen from the Past /
Buddhism and Death /
Contemporary Buddhism and Magic /
1. Verfasser:
Jerryson, Michael K.
Weitere Verfasser:
Jerryson, Michael K. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
As an incredibly diverse religious system, Buddhism is constantly changing. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field that tracks these changes up to the present day. Taken together, the book provides a blueprint to understanding Buddhism's past and uses it to explore the ways in which Buddhism has transformed in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume contains 41 essays, divided into two sections. The essays in the first section examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world. The second section tracks the relationship between Buddhist traditions and particular themes.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780190623401
0190623403
9780199362394
0199362394
9780199362400
0199362408
Schlagworte:
Buddhism.
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