Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
Reihe: Anthropology of Asia
Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
Reihe: Anthropology of Asia
ISBN: 978-0-415-64628-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Based on extensive field research in Nepal, Buddhism Observed questions traditional assumptions about Buddhism and examines the rarely considered phenomenon of Western conversions to a non-Western religion. Scholars of Anthropology, Religion and Cultural Studies will find here a refreshing insight into how to approach 'other' societies, religions and cultures.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Professional
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Emanating bodies in the transnational terrain; Chapter 3 Commodities, identities and the aura of the Other; Chapter 4 Monasteries, patrons and the presence of money in a spiritualized economy; Chapter 5 Talking about monks; Chapter 6 Identifying narratives; Chapter 7 Producing (Western) Buddhists; Chapter 8 Dharma and difference; Chapter 9 Tibetan Buddhism; Notes; Bibliography; Index;