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Buddhism, Modernity, and the State in Asia: Forms of Engagement
P. Kitiarsa (Ed.)
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Description for Buddhism, Modernity, and the State in Asia: Forms of Engagement
Paperback. 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): Kitiarsa, Pattana; Whalen-Bridge, John. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPS; HR; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349462001
SKU
V9781349462001
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99-15
About P. Kitiarsa (Ed.)
Susan M. Darlington, Hampshire College, USA Mahinda Deegalle, Bath Spa University, United Kingdom Monica Lindberg Falk, Lund University, Sweden Tilman Frasch, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Charles F. Keyes, University of Washington, USA Patrice Ladwig, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany Jonathan Mair, Manchester University, UK John Marston, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico Donald M. Seekins, Meio University, Japan
Reviews for Buddhism, Modernity, and the State in Asia: Forms of Engagement
"This collection broadens our understanding of what Engaged Buddhism is and what it isn't. The grass-roots movements for peace and justice that arose in the 1950s in India, Tibet, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka were termed 'engaged' by monks, laypeople and scholars, who saw their nonviolent methods as expressions of spiritual practice. This volume places these movements alongside the rise of ... Read more