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Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community
Julia Cassaniti
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Description for Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11, 9 black & white halftones, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
In Living Buddhism, Julia Cassaniti explores Buddhist ideas of impermanence, nonattachment, and intention as they are translated into everyday practice in contemporary Thailand. Although most lay people find these philosophical concepts difficult to grasp, Cassaniti shows that people do in fact make an effort to comprehend them and integrate them as guides for their everyday lives. In doing so, she makes a convincing case that complex philosophical concepts are not the sole property of religious specialists and that ordinary lay Buddhists find in them a means for dealing with life's difficulties. More broadly, the book speaks to the ways that ... Read more
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Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801456718
SKU
V9780801456718
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About Julia Cassaniti
Julia Cassaniti is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Washington State University.
Reviews for Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community
The blend of careful observation, sound insight, and personal involvement in Living Buddhism works well. The reader learns much about Buddhism through getting to know a particular Thai family. But more than that, Cassaniti is a proxy for the reader, sharing her feelings (which will likely mirror your own) as the story unfolds.
Bill Chaisson
Ithaca Voice
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Ithaca Voice
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