| Description |
353 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Buddhism and modernity |
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Buddhism and modernity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Buddha / Donald S. Lopez Jr. -- Art / Charles Lachman -- Death / Jacqueline I. Stone -- Economy / Gustavo Benavides -- Gift / Reiko Ohnuma -- History / Timothy Barrett -- Institution / Timothy Brook -- Pedagogy / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick -- Person / William Pietz -- Power / Craig J. Reynolds -- Practice / Carl Bielefeldt -- Ritual / Robert H. Sharf -- Sex / Janet Gyatso -- Word / Ryūichi Abé -- Modernity / Marilyn Ivy. |
| Summary |
Each of the 15 essays shows how a fundamental term - from art to word - illuminates the practice of Buddhism, both in traditional Buddhist societies & in the realms of modernity. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Philosophy.
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Buddhism -- Study and teaching.
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| Added Author |
Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952-
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| ISBN |
0226493148 alkaline paper |
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9780226493145 alkaline paper |
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0226493156 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780226493152 paperback alkaline paper |
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