The Essential Guide to Buddhism
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-38503-0 (ISBN)
The book covers key topics in the study of Buddhism, including its rituals and its scriptures, meditation and monasticism, and death and afterlife. The book also includes contemporary issues such as Buddhism and economics and socially engaged Buddhism.
Over 70 illustrations are included throughout, and each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts.
The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America’s diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america
Gwendolyn Gillson is Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Illinois College, USA.
1. Overview, Gwendolyn Gillson (Illinois College, USA)
2. Buddhist Ritual, Matthew Hayes (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
3. Buddhist Deities, AW Barber (University of Calgary, Canada)
4. Buddhist Scripture, Ronald Green (Coastal Carolina University, USA)
5. Buddhist Meditation, Napakadol Kittisenee (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
6. Buddhist Monasticism, David Divalerio (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
7. Death and the Afterlife in Buddhism, Alyson Prude (Georgia Southern University, USA)
8. Buddhism and Women, Gurmeet Kaur (Panjab University, India)
9. Buddhism and Economics, Courtney Bruntz (Doane University, USA)
10. Socially Engaged Buddhism, James Deitrick (University of Central Arkansas, USA)
Glossary
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| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Essential Guides to Religion |
| Zusatzinfo | 64 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 169 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-38503-4 / 1350385034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-38503-0 / 9781350385030 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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