Description |
298 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Introduction / Donald S. Lopez, Jr. -- 1. Roads Taken and Not Taken in the Study of Theravada Buddhism / Charles Hallisey -- 2. Inside the Wonder House: Buddhist Art and the West / Stanley K. Abe -- 3. The Zen of Japanese Nationalism / Robert H. Sharf -- 4. Giuseppe Tucci, or Buddhology in the Age of Fascism / Gustavo Benavides -- 5. Oriental Wisdom and the Cure of Souls: Jung and the Indian East / Luis O. Gomez -- 6. Foreigner at the Lama's Feet / Donald S. Lopez, Jr |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- Europe.
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Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- North America.
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Author |
Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952-
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Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952- editor
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LC no. |
94025130 |
ISBN |
0226493083 (alkaline paper) |
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0226493091 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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9780226493084 (alkaline paper) |
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9780226493091 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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