Buddhism and transgression [[electronic resource] ] : the appropriation of Buddhism in the contemporary West / / by Adrian Konik

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459609803321
• Autore: Konik Adrian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-60620-4; 9786612606205; 90-474-4110-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Collana: Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions ; ; 125
• Disciplina: 294.309182/1
• Soggetti: Buddhism - Western countries; Buddhist philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-183) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Materials / A. Konik -- Introduction / A. Konik -- Chapter One. The Problem Of Effective Critique / A. Konik -- Chapter Two. Disciplinary/Bio-Power And Rational Autonomy / A. Konik -- Chapter Three. Secularized/Medicalized Confession And The Problematization Of Rational Autonomy / A. Konik -- Chapter Four. The Blank Canvas Of Tibet / A. Konik -- Chapter Five. Lobsang Rampa’S The Third Eye: The Autobiography Of Atibetan Lama / A. Konik -- Chapter Six. John Blofeld’S The Wheel Of Life: The Autobiography Of A Western Buddhist / A. Konik -- Chapter Seven. Anagarika Govinda’S Autobiographical The Way Of The White Clouds / A. Konik -- Chapter Eight. The ‘Technological Mind,’ Discourse Analysis, And The Emergence Of A New Type Of Socially Engaged Contemporary Western Buddhism / A. Konik -- Conclusion / A. Konik -- Afterword / A. Konik -- Bibliography / A. Konik -- Index / A. Konik.
• Sommario/riassunto: If Buddhism is to remain relevant to the contemporary era, through providing effective solutions to the proliferating and protean discursive problems encountered by its present-day practitioners, it cannot continue to ignore the role of discourse in the formation of subjectivity. In the interest of problematizing such ‘ignorance,’ this book explores ; the potential interface between Foucaultian discourse analysis and the development of an indigenous rationale for the practice of contemporary Western Buddhism, along with the growing significance of such a rationale for ‘traditional’ Buddhism in an era dominated by disciplinary/bio-power. Through doing so, this book radically re-conceptualizes the role of Buddhism in the world today by linking Buddhist practice with acts of discursive transgression.