Buddhisms in Asia: Traditions, Transmissions, and Transformations (SUNY series in Asian Studies Development)

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Synopsis
Over its long history, Buddhism has never been a simple monolithic phenomenon, but rather a complex living tradition—or better, a family of traditions—continually shaped by and shaping a vast array of social, economic, political, literary, and aesthetic contexts across East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Written by undergraduate educators, Buddhisms in Asia offers a guide to Buddhism's rich variety of traditions and cultural expressions for educators who would like to include Buddhism in their undergraduate courses. It introduces fundamental yet often underrepresented Buddhist texts, concepts, and material in their historical contexts; presents the major "ecologies" of Buddhist belief, practice, and cultural expression; and provides methodological insights regarding how best to infuse Buddhist content into undergraduate courses in the humanities and social sciences. The text aims to represent "Buddhisms" by approaching the subject from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, including art history, anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, and pedagogy.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
210 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781438475868
Related ISBNs:
9781438475844, 9781438475851
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Nicholas S. Brasovan
Edited by:
Micheline M. Soong

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