Buddhism and Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-culture and Beyond - Softcover

Laurence Cox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908049308 ISBN 13: 9781908049308

Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Buddhism and Ireland is the first history of its subject, a rich and exciting story of extraordinary individuals and the journey of ideas across Europe and Asia.

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Review:

With a cast of Buddhist characters you couldn't invent, this insightful and clearly written account of the extraordinary relationship between Buddhism and Ireland deftly challenges conventional histories of Western Buddhism. --Brian Bocking, University College Cork

Laurence Cox reveals why the practice of Buddhism may flourish in Ireland - and why Irish Buddhists have a longer history than we might suppose. Focus and perspicuity inform this admirable work on conversion and seeking. --Joseph Lennon, Villanova University, USA

This is a truly fascinating book on how Buddhism arrived and was localised in Ireland. It shows how Ireland was never isolated from a global circuit of knowledge on Buddhism and Asia mediated by empire building, nationalism, colonialism, religion and ethnicity. --Cristina Rocha, University of Western Sydney

About the Author:

Laurence Cox is Director of the MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is co-editor of Ireland's New Religious Movements, Understanding European Movements and Marxism and Social Movements, and a practising Buddhist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1908049308
• ISBN 13: 9781908049308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426