The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
Michael Jerryson
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field. They examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world, from traditional settings like India, Japan, and Tibet, to the less well known regions of Latin America, Africa, and Oceania. Editor(s): Jerryson, Michael K. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 760 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1314.
As an incredibly diverse religious system, Buddhism is constantly changing. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field that tracks these changes up to the present day. Taken together, the book provides a blueprint to understanding Buddhism's past and uses it to explore the ways in which Buddhism has transformed in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume contains 41 essays, divided into two sections. The essays in the first section examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world. These chapters cover familiar settings like ... Read more
As an incredibly diverse religious system, Buddhism is constantly changing. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field that tracks these changes up to the present day. Taken together, the book provides a blueprint to understanding Buddhism's past and uses it to explore the ways in which Buddhism has transformed in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume contains 41 essays, divided into two sections. The essays in the first section examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world. These chapters cover familiar settings like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Condition
New
Weight
1314g
Number of Pages
760
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199362387
SKU
V9780199362387
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About Michael Jerryson
Michael Jerryson's research interests pertain to religion and identity, particularly with regard to gender, race, and class. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the American Academy of Religion's Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence. He co-edits the Journal of Religion and Violence and serves as a senior editor of religion for the Oxford University Press' Handbook series.
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
a full and scholarly reference work, replete with bibliographical resources and helpful analysis.
Jamin A. Hubner, Reading Religion
Overall, this handbook provides a valuable resource to students and scholars not only within Buddhist, Religious, and/or Asian studies, but also those examining political science, history, international relations, modernization, sociology, and globalization. ... while each author must sacrifice discussing all ... Read more
Jamin A. Hubner, Reading Religion
Overall, this handbook provides a valuable resource to students and scholars not only within Buddhist, Religious, and/or Asian studies, but also those examining political science, history, international relations, modernization, sociology, and globalization. ... while each author must sacrifice discussing all ... Read more