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Buddhisms in Asia : traditions, transmissions, and transformations / edited by Nicholas S. Brasovan and Micheline M. Soong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brasovan, Nicholas S.
- Series:
- SUNY series in Asian studies development.
- SUNY series in Asian studies development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism--Asia.
- Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : Sunny Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Over its long history, Buddhism has never been a simple monolithic phenomenon, but rather a complex living tradition—or better, a family of traditions—continually shaped by and shaping a vast array of social, economic, political, literary, and aesthetic contexts across East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Written by undergraduate educators, Buddhisms in Asia offers a guide to Buddhism's rich variety of traditions and cultural expressions for educators who would like to include Buddhism in their undergraduate courses. It introduces fundamental yet often underrepresented Buddhist texts, concepts, and material in their historical contexts; presents the major "ecologies" of Buddhist belief, practice, and cultural expression; and provides methodological insights regarding how best to infuse Buddhist content into undergraduate courses in the humanities and social sciences. The text aims to represent "Buddhisms" by approaching the subject from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, including art history, anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, and pedagogy.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438475868
- 1438475861
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