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UNINA9910821607503321 |
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Autore |
Konik Adrian |
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Titolo |
Buddhism and transgression : the appropriation of Buddhism in the contemporary West / / by Adrian Konik |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-60620-4 |
9786612606205 |
90-474-4110-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Collana |
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Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions ; ; 125 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhism - Western countries |
Buddhist philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-183) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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