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Buddhism and Cultural Studies: A Profession of Faith
Edwin Ng
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Description for Buddhism and Cultural Studies: A Profession of Faith
Hardcover. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRE; HRLK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
This book explores the reciprocity between Buddhist, Derridean, and Foucauldian understandings about ethics, subjectivity, and ontological contingency, to investigate the ethical and political potential of insight meditation practice. The book is narrated from the perspective of a postcolonial ‘Western Buddhist’ convert who, despite growing up in Singapore where Buddhism was a part of his disaporic ‘Chinese’ ancestral heritage, only embraced Buddhism when he migrated to Australia and discovered Western translations of Buddhist teachings. Through an autoethnography of the author’s Buddhist-inspired pursuit of an academic profession, the book develops and professes a non-doctrinal understanding of faith that may be pertinent to ... Read more
This book explores the reciprocity between Buddhist, Derridean, and Foucauldian understandings about ethics, subjectivity, and ontological contingency, to investigate the ethical and political potential of insight meditation practice. The book is narrated from the perspective of a postcolonial ‘Western Buddhist’ convert who, despite growing up in Singapore where Buddhism was a part of his disaporic ‘Chinese’ ancestral heritage, only embraced Buddhism when he migrated to Australia and discovered Western translations of Buddhist teachings. Through an autoethnography of the author’s Buddhist-inspired pursuit of an academic profession, the book develops and professes a non-doctrinal understanding of faith that may be pertinent to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137549891
SKU
V9781137549891
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About Edwin Ng
Edwin Ng is a cultural theorist who explores the translation of Buddhism in popular culture, the ethics and politics of contemporary mindfulness, and contemplative approaches to learning, inquiry, and activism. He has taught media and communication studies at Deakin University, Australia.
Reviews for Buddhism and Cultural Studies: A Profession of Faith
“With erudition and humility, Ng has produced a pathbreaking text that forms a much-needed platform for future work in Buddhism, postcolonialism, and poststructuralism. It is recommended for religious studies, Buddhist studies, and cultural studies classes that seek cross-disciplinary and autoethnographic approaches to religious hybridity. It is also an essential resource for research on Buddhist critical theory and the role of ... Read more