Defining Buddhism(s)
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A01=Karen Derris
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Asian Buddhism
Author_Karen Derris
Author_Natalie Gummer
Bodh Gaya
buddhist
buddhist historiography
Buddhist History
Buddhist Identity
buddhist modernity debates
Buddhist Monastic
Buddhist Sites
canon
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Chan Historian
charles
comparative religion theory
contested definitions of buddhism
Early Buddhism
Early Christian Archaeology
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Eternal Dharma
Good Life
hallisey
history
Japanese Buddhism
Ma Ning
Mature Moral Agency
monastic gender studies
pali
religious identity formation
Religious Praxis
rhys
Sakyamuni Buddha
sectarian movements asia
shaku
Shaku Soen
Shimaji Mokurai
soen
Sri Lankan
Stages Sect
studies
Tro D
Uddaka Ramaputta
Yeshe Tsogyel
Young Men
Za Ma
Product details
- ISBN 9781845532314
- Weight: 810g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2007
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades, scholars have become increasingly aware of their own role in the construction of how Buddhism is represented - a process in which multiple representations of Buddhism compete with and complement one another. The reader brings together key essays by leading scholars to examine the central methods and concerns of Buddhism. The essays aim to illuminate the challenges involved in defining historical, social, and political contexts and reveal how definitions of Buddhism have always been contested.
Karen Derris is Assistant Professor Religious Studies at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California. Her research focuses on Buddhist ethics and literature, particularly in the Theravadin traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Natalie Gummer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Mouat Professor of International Studies at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. Her research focuses on translation practices, literary culture, and the ethics of reading in Mahayana Buddhist communities.
