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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813104703321

Titolo

Buddhist responses to globalization / / edited by Leah Kalmanson and James Mark Shields

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8055-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Disciplina

294.3/37

Soggetti

Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Buddhism - Social aspects

Buddhism - Doctrines

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

Contents; Introduction; I: Globalization as Spatial, Cultural, and Economic Deterritorialization; 1 Squaring Freedom with Equity: Challenging the Karma of the Globalization of Choice; 2 Alice Walker, the Grand Mother, and a Buddhist-Womanist Response to Globalization; 3 Religious Change as Glocalization: The Case of Shin Buddhism in Honolulu; 4 From Topos to Utopia: Critical Buddhism, Globalization, and Ideology Criticism; II: Normative Responses to Globalization; 5 An Inexhaustible Storehouse for an Insurmountable Debt: A Buddhist Reading of Reparations

6 Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theologies: Fierce Compassion as a Mode of Justice7 World, Nothing, and Globalization in Nishida and Nancy; 8 A Zen Master Meets Contemporary Feminism: Reading Dōgen as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism-arguably the world's first transnational religion-is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world.</span></span>