| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
ABC-CLIO religion in contemporary cultures series |
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Religion in contemporary cultures.
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| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; The History of Buddhism in Retrospect; Buddhism in Sri Lanka: Practice, Protest, and Preservation; Buddhism in Burma: Engagement with Modernity; Buddhism in Thailand: Negotiating the Modern Age; Buddhism in Cambodia: Rupture and Continuity; Buddhism in China and Taiwan; Buddhism in Korea; Buddhism in Japan: The Creation of Traditions; Buddhism in Tibet and Nepal: Vicissitudes of Traditions of Power and Merit; Buddhism in the West: Transplantation and Innovation; Annotated Bibliography; Glossary of Terms; Index |
| Summary |
A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-327) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- History -- 21st century
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Buddhism and culture.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- History.
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Buddhism
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Buddhism and culture
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berkwitz, Stephen C., 1969-
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| LC no. |
2006001760 |
| ISBN |
1851097872 |
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9781851097876 |
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1851097821 |
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9781851097821 |
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1280710934 |
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9781280710933 |
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9786610710935 |
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6610710937 |
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