Defining Buddhism(s): A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion) - Softcover

 
9781845530556: Defining Buddhism(s): A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1845530551 ISBN 13: 9781845530556
Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

'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.

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Karen Derris, Natalie Gummer

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1845530551
ISBN 13 
9781845530556
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
356
Editor
Derris Karen

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