بوداگرایی در فرهنگ‌های جهانی: دیدگاه‌های مقایسه‌ای (مذهب در فرهنگ‌های معاصر)

A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change. Collecting the work of leading authorities on Buddhism in different societies around the world, this book details the state of the religion in Asian countries where it is a major cultural influence and in North America. The religion has changed to meet the challenges of modernity; its practitioners have incorporated those innovations and this work examines those changes in-depth. A comprehensive overview of historical Buddhist practice grounds the reader for the entire nine chapters, each of which is organized by geographical area and follows the path Buddhism took as it spread across Asia and into North America. Each chapter presents field research and critical reflection on what constitutes modern Buddhism in one of nine countries or regions. Histories of Buddhism are common; this is the only source for in-depth information on modern Buddhism. A Comprehensive Overview Of Modern Buddhism Across Cultures, Showing How This Ancient Religion Has Adapted To Recent Social And Political Change -- Publisher Website (november 2007). The History Of Buddhism In Retrospect / Stephen C. Berkwitz -- Buddhism In Sri Lanka : Practice, Protest, And Preservation / Stephen C. Berkwitz -- Buddhism In Burma : Engagement With Modernity / Juliane Schober -- Buddhism In Thailand : Negotiating The Modern Age / Justin Mcdaniel -- Buddhism In Cambodia : Rupture And Continuity / Ashley Thompson -- Buddhism In China And Taiwan : The Dimensions Of Contemporary Chinese Buddhism / Stuart Chandler -- Buddhism In Korea : Decolonization, Nationalism, And Modernization / Pori Park -- Buddhism In Japan : The Creation Of Traditions / Stephen G. Covell -- Buddhism In Tibet And Nepal : Vicissitudes Of Traditions Of Power And Merit / Nicolas Sihlé -- Buddhism In The West : Transplantation And Innovation / Ellen Goldberg. Edited By Stephen C. Berkwitz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 311-327) And Index. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 The History of Buddhism in Retrospect......Page 13 Buddhism in Sri Lanka: Practice, Protest, and Preservation......Page 57 Buddhism in Burma: Engagement with Modernity......Page 85 Buddhism in Thailand: Negotiating the Modern Age......Page 113 Buddhism in Cambodia: Rupture and Continuity......Page 141 Buddhism in China and Taiwan......Page 181 Buddhism in Korea......Page 207 Buddhism in Japan: The Creation of Traditions......Page 231 Buddhism in Tibet and Nepal: Vicissitudes of Traditions of Power and Merit......Page 257 Buddhism in the West: Transplantation and Innovation......Page 297 Annotated Bibliography......Page 323 Glossary of Terms......Page 341 Index......Page 357