The making of Buddhist modernism / David L. McMahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMahan, David L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist modernism.

Buddhism--Social aspects.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, David McMahan charts the development of modern Buddhism. He presents modern Buddhism as a complex historical process constituted by a variety of responses to some of the most important concerns of the modern era.

Contents:

Contents; Note on Buddhist Terminology; 1. Introduction: Buddhism and Modernity; 2. The Spectrum of Tradition and Modernism; 3. Buddhism and the Discourses of Modernity; 4. Modernity and the Discourse of Scientific Buddhism; 5. Buddhist Romanticism: Art, Spontaneity, and the Wellsprings of Nature; 6. A Brief History of Interdependence; 7. Meditation and Modernity; 8. Mindfulness, Literature, and the Affirmation of Ordinary Life; 9. From Modern to Postmodern?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-988478-1

9786611851491

0-19-972029-0

1-281-85149-3

OCLC:

320406644