Buddhism
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Buddhism
Hardback. In the late 1800s, Japanese leaders invited Unitarian missionaries to Japan to further modernization. Mohr looks at the debates sparked by the encounter between Unitarianism and Buddhism and considers how the idea of "universal truth" was used by both missionaries and by Japanese intellectuals and religious leaders to promote their own agendas. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HRAF; HRCC9; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066946
- ISBN
- 9780674066946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage. Editor(s): Whalen-Bridge, John; Kitiarsa, Pattana. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRAM2; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332943
- ISBN
- 9781137332943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1FP; HRE; JFSR; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380227
- ISBN
- 9781137380227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250. A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. 144 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRE. Dimension: 144 x 232 x 10. Weight: 158.
- Publisher
- Riverhead Trade
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573226561
- ISBN
- 9781573226561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.98
€ 18.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Demystifies Buddhism by explaining, without jargon or obscure terminology, what awakening is and how to practise it. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98. 144 pages. Demystifies Buddhism by explaining, without jargon or obscure terminology, what awakening is and how to practise it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRE. Dimension: 198 x 120 x 10. Weight: 102.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747538431
- ISBN
- 9780747538431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861715831
- ISBN
- 9780861715831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. What is Buddhism? Drawing on down-to-earth examples from everyday life, this book penetrates the most essential and enduring questions at the heart of the Buddha's teachings: How can we see the world in each moment, rather than merely as what we think, hope, or fear it is? How can we base our actions on reality? What can it bring to our lives? Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HREZ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718193065
- ISBN
- 9780718193065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia. This work presents a selection of thirty-five translated texts - each preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. It demonstrates the many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and geography. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129686
- ISBN
- 9780691129686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 40.07
€ 54.99
€ 40.07
Hardcover. Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022936
- ISBN
- 9781137022936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.55
€ 150.55
Paperback. Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRE; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437993
- ISBN
- 9781349437993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press London
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804705486
- ISBN
- 9780804705486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HREC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472581938
- ISBN
- 9781472581938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised and expanded edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159739
- ISBN
- 9780231159739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised and expanded edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159722
- ISBN
- 9780231159722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardcover. Sheep are seriously underestimated creatures when it comes to spirituality and religious feeling. This book recognizes their huge potential and offers ovine students of Buddhism everywhere the opportunity to focus their skills and follow the path to enlightenment. Num Pages: 80 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091807542
- ISBN
- 9780091807542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614292296
- ISBN
- 9781614292296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.28
€ 16.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HREP; VSC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611803679
- ISBN
- 9781611803679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion Publications
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559391535
- ISBN
- 9781559391535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.84
€ 17.99
€ 15.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100853
- ISBN
- 9789747100853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 393 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Middleway Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972326759
- ISBN
- 9780972326759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Series: Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861715817
- ISBN
- 9780861715817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.89
€ 37.99
€ 31.89
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; HRAM2; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639796
- ISBN
- 9780691639796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.66
€ 231.66
Hardback. This study examines the impact of Buddhism on the political process of Asian countries in recent times. The intersection between Buddhism and politics; religious authority and political power is explored through the engagement of Buddhist monks and lay activists in the process of nation-building, development, and implementation of democracy. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137573995
- ISBN
- 9781137573995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97