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Wiley Blackwell Companion To East & Inne
Mario . Ed(S): Poceski
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Description for Wiley Blackwell Companion To East & Inne
Hardback. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism is a collection of 26 original and outstanding contributions, tracing key historical trajectories and examining the growth of diverse traditions. It features a broad range of viewpoints and methods adopted by foremost experts working in the field of Buddhist studies. Editor(s): Poceski, Mario. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 990.
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism combines outstanding contributions covering Buddhism as it developed and is practiced in this region. These newly-commissioned essays provide fresh scholarly perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, and practices.
- Offers a comprehensive and balanced survey of Buddhism within East and Central Asia, from the time of the Buddha through to the present day
- Provides fresh perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, traditions, doctrines, practices, and institutions – on topics spanning gender roles, tantric rituals, and the spread of Zen into Europe
- Brings together cutting-edge research by an interdisciplinary and ... Read more
- Presents a panoramic view of the extraordinary richness and variety of local Buddhist expressions and practices within Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tibetan, cultures
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118610336
SKU
V9781118610336
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Ref
99-15
About Mario . Ed(S): Poceski
Mario Poceski is Associate Professor of Buddhist studies and Chinese religions at the University of Florida. He has spent extended periods as a visiting researcher at Komazawa University, Japan, Stanford University, National University of Singapore, and University of Hamburg, Germany. A specialist in the history of Chinese Buddhism and a recipient of several prestigious fellowships, his numerous books include Ordinary ... Read more
Reviews for Wiley Blackwell Companion To East & Inne
"Wonderfully curated and intelligently arranged, the volume brings together a number of renowned scholars whose original research contributions both sketch out salient features of text, practice, art, institution, and sect within the broad scope of the Buddhist tradition and which do so with careful attention to the current state of, and research trends within, the field of Buddhist studies." (Religious ... Read more