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Curators of the Buddha
Author | : Donald S. Lopez Jr.,Donald S. Lopez |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1995-08-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0226493083 |
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A critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, incorporating insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies. Social, political and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies are discussed.
Curators of the Buddha
Author | : Donald S. Lopez Jr.,Donald S. Lopez |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1995-08-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780226493091 |
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A critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, incorporating insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies. Social, political and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies are discussed.
Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism
Author | : Donald S. Lopez Jr. |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 722 |
Release | : 2009-11-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780226493237 |
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Over the past century, Buddhism has come to be seen as a world religion, exceeding Christianity in longevity and, according to many, philosophical wisdom. Buddhism has also increasingly been described as strongly ethical, devoted to nonviolence, and dedicated to bringing an end to human suffering. And because it places such a strong emphasis on rational analysis, Buddhism is considered more compatible with science than the other great religions. As such, Buddhism has been embraced in the West, both as an alternative religion and as an alternative to religion. This volume provides a unique introduction to Buddhism by examining categories essential for a nuanced understanding of its traditions. Each of the fifteen essays here shows students how a fundamental term—from art to word—illuminates the practice of Buddhism, both in traditional Buddhist societies and in the realms of modernity. Apart from Buddha, the list of terms in this collection deliberately includes none that are intrinsic to the religion. Instead, the contributors explore terms that are important for many fields and that invite interdisciplinary reflection. Through incisive discussions of topics ranging from practice, power, and pedagogy to ritual, history, sex, and death, the authors offer new directions for the understanding of Buddhism, taking constructive and sometimes polemical positions in an effort both to demonstrate the shortcomings of assumptions about the religion and the potential power of revisionary approaches. Following the tradition of Critical Terms for Religious Studies, this volume is not only an invaluable resource for the classroom but one that belongs on the short list of essential books for anyone seriously interested in Buddhism and Asian religions.
Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art
Author | : Jacquelynn Baas,Mary Jane Jacob |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520243463 |
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"Eminently readable and extremely meaningful. The contributors tackle essential questions about the relationship of art and life. The book is also very timely, offering a way to approach Buddhism through unexpected channels."--Lynn Gumpert, Director, Grey Art Gallery, New York University
Buddhism Illuminated
Author | : San San May,Jana Igunma |
Publsiher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2018-05-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780295744490 |
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Buddhist temples in Southeast Asia are centers for the preservation of local artistic traditions. Chief among these are manuscripts, a vital source for our understanding of Buddhist ideas and practices in the region. They are also a beautiful art form, too little understood in the West. The British Library has one of the richest collections of Southeast Asian manuscripts, principally from Thailand and Burma, anywhere in the world. It includes finely painted copies of Buddhist scriptures, literary works, historical narratives, and works on traditional medicine, law, cosmology, and fortune-telling. Buddhism Illuminated includes over one hundred examples of Buddhist art from the Library’s collection, relating each manuscript to Theravada tradition and beliefs, and introducing the historical, artistic, and religious contexts of their production. It is the first book in English to showcase the beauty and variety of Buddhist manuscript art and reproduces many works that have never before been photographed.
Orientalism and Religion
Author | : Richard King |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2013-04-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781134632343 |
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Orientalism and Religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion. Richard King examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, Hinduism and Buddhism are taken for granted. He shows us how religion needs to be reinterpreted along the lines of cultural studies. Drawing on a variety of post-structuralist and post-colonial thinkers, such as Foucault, Gadamer, Said, and Spivak, King provides us with a challenging series of reflections on the nature of Religious Studies and Indology.
The Buddha
Author | : Philip C. Almond |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2023-11-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781009346825 |
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Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted historical Buddha of the West.
The Return of the Buddha
Author | : Himanshu Prabha Ray |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2014-08-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317560067 |
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The Return of the Buddha traces the development of Buddhist archaeology in colonial India, examines its impact on the reconstruction of India’s Buddhist past, and the making of a public and academic discourse around these archaeological discoveries. The book discusses the role of the state and modern Buddhist institutions in the reconstitution of national heritage through promulgation of laws for the protection of Buddhist monuments, acquiring of land around the sites, restoration of edifices, and organization of the display and dissemination of relics. It also highlights the engagement of prominent Indian figures, such as Nehru, Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Tagore, with Buddhist themes in their writings. Stressing upon the lasting legacy of Buddhism in independent India, the author explores the use of Buddhist symbols and imagery in nation-building and the making of the constitution, as also the recent efforts to resurrect Buddhist centers of learning such as Nalanda. With rich archival sources, the book will immensely interest scholars, researchers and students of modern Indian history, culture, archaeology, Buddhist studies, and heritage management.