John S. (Hrsg.) Harding

Buddhism in the Global Eye

Beyond East and West

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Buddhism in the Global Eye focuses on the importance of a global context and transnational connections for understanding Buddhist modernizing movements. It also explores how Asian agency has been central to the development of modern Buddhism, and provides theoretical reflections that seek to overcome misleading East-West binaries.Using case studies from China, Japan, Vietnam, India, Tibet, Canada, and the USA, the book introduces new research that reveals the permeable nature of certain categories, such as modern, global, and contemporary Buddhism. In the book, contributors recognize the multiple nodes of intra-Asian and global influence. For… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Hori, Victor Sogen (Hrsg.) / Soucy, Alexander (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-350-14065-3
EAN: 9781350140653
Produktnummer: 33292457
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 232 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 899 KB

Über den Autor

John S. Harding is Associate Professor in East Asian Religions at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. Victor Sogen Hori was formerly Associate Professor in Japanese Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University, Canada. He is also a former Buddhist monk. Alexander Soucy is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Saint Mary's University, Canada.