Near light we shine : Buddhist charity in urban Vietnam /

Buddhists in Vietnam are meeting humanitarian needs by popularizing charity. Vietnam's rapid urbanization has intensified social service demands while straining public infrastructure. In response, charity volunteers are building roads, subsidizing medicine, and giving away food. 'Near Ligh...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Swenson, Sara Ann
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Buddhists in Vietnam are meeting humanitarian needs by popularizing charity. Vietnam's rapid urbanization has intensified social service demands while straining public infrastructure. In response, charity volunteers are building roads, subsidizing medicine, and giving away food. 'Near Light We Shine' draws on two years of ethnographic research conducted in Ho Chi Minh City to analyse why and how people join these grassroots movements.
Umfang:
1 online resource (238 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-781188-4
0-19-781187-6
0-19-781189-2
9780197811870
Schlagworte:
Buddhism > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City > Charities.
Buddhism and social problems > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City.
Social service > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Religion.
Religion & beliefs.
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