Amida Buddha
Anthropology
Bodhisattva
Buddha Dainichi
Buddhism
Buddhism In Canada
Buddhist
Buddhist Funeral Rites
Buddhist Practice
Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Temple
Buddhist Traditions
Buddhist Women
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Contemporary Buddhism
cross-cultural fieldwork
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gender in religion
Harding
Human Suffering
La Trappe
Life
pilgrimage studies
Practice
Preamble
Pure Land
qualitative research on Buddhist practice
Reborn
Religious
religious ethnography
ritual analysis
Rodrigues
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Shikoku Pilgrimage
Shin Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism
Sinhala Buddhists
Study of Religion
Studying Religions in Practice
Theravada funerals
Tibetan Buddhism
Tradition
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415464857
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2011
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book introduces the rich realities of the Buddhist tradition and the academic approaches through which they are studied. Based on personal experiences of Buddhism on the ground, it provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated. The engaging narratives cover a broad range of Buddhist countries and traditions, drawing on fieldwork to explore topics such as ordination, pilgrimage, funerals, gender roles, and film-making. All the entries provide valuable contextual discussion and are accompanied by photographs and suggestions for further reading.
John S. Harding received his PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. His books include Introduction to the Study of Religion with Hillary P. Rodrigues (2008) and Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada with Victor Sogen Hori and Alexander Soucy (2010).
