Buddhisms in Asia: Traditions, Transmissions, and Transformations (SUNY series in Asian Studies Development) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438475845 ISBN 13: 9781438475844

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2019

Synopsis

A guide to Buddhism's rich variety of traditions and cultural expressions for educators who would like to include Buddhism in their undergraduate courses.

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.

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About the Author

Nicholas S. Brasovan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Central Arkansas.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438475845
• ISBN 13: 9781438475844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210
• Editor: Brasovan Nicholas S, Soong Micheline M