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The Making of Buddhist Modernism
David L. McMahan
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Description for The Making of Buddhist Modernism
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
In this book, David McMahan offers the first comprehensive attempt to chart the development of modern Buddhism. His position is critical but empathetic: while he presents modern Buddhism as a construction of numerous parties with varying interests, he does not reduce it to a mistake, a misrepresentation, or a fabrication. Rather, he presents modern Buddhism as a complex historical process constituted by a variety of responses - sometimes trivial, often profound - to some of the most important concerns of the modern era.
In this book, David McMahan offers the first comprehensive attempt to chart the development of modern Buddhism. His position is critical but empathetic: while he presents modern Buddhism as a construction of numerous parties with varying interests, he does not reduce it to a mistake, a misrepresentation, or a fabrication. Rather, he presents modern Buddhism as a complex historical process constituted by a variety of responses - sometimes trivial, often profound - to some of the most important concerns of the modern era.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195183276
SKU
V9780195183276
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99-31
About David L. McMahan
David L. McMahan is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College. Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1998.
Reviews for The Making of Buddhist Modernism
David McMahan has developed a creative and richly suggestive historical synthesis. ... McMahan's investigation is a valuable and welcome addition to studies of Victorian-era Buddhism, Buddhism and colonialism, Engaged Buddhism, and Buddhism in America.
Anne M. Blackburn, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
McMahan's investigation is a valuable and welcome addition to studies of Victorian-era Buddhism, Buddhism ... Read more
Anne M. Blackburn, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
McMahan's investigation is a valuable and welcome addition to studies of Victorian-era Buddhism, Buddhism ... Read more