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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806226103321

Autore

Poceski Mario

Titolo

The Wiley Blackwell companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism / / Mario Poceski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014

ISBN

1-118-61035-0

1-118-61038-5

1-118-61039-3

1-118-61037-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Collana

The Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion

Disciplina

294.3095

Soggetti

Buddhism - East Asia

Buddhism - Asia, Central

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Patterns of historical growth -- part II. Traditions and doctrines -- part III. Popular practices -- part IV. Institutions and interactions -- PART V: Writings and arts -- part VI. Buddhism in the modern world.

Sommario/riassunto

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism combines outstanding contributions covering Buddhism as it developed and is practiced in this region. These newly-commissioned essays provide fresh scholarly perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, and practices. Offers a comprehensive and balanced survey of Buddhism within East and Central Asia, from the time of the Buddha through to the present dayProvides fresh perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, traditions, doctrines, practices, and institutions - on topics spanning gender rol