LEADER 03295nam 2200589 450 001 9910826452403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-9241-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000121094 035 $a(EBL)1699229 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001223845 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12457376 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001223845 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11260176 035 $a(PQKB)11507410 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1699229 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1699229 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10878897 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL617191 035 $a(OCoLC)880878083 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000121094 100 $a20140615h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe anthropology of Eastern religions $eideas, organizations, and constituencies /$fMurray J. Leaf 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (191 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-9490-9 311 $a0-7391-9240-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Related Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; The Theory; Using the Theory; Common Themes; The Order of Description; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Two: Vedas and Vedanta; Indus Valley Ideas; South Asian Texts and Sects; Translation Issues; The Vedas; The Upanishads; Organizations, Personnel, and Constituency of Vedanta; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Jain and Buddhist Traditions; The Jain Tradition; The Buddhist Tradition; Buddhist Ethics: The Middle Way; Conclusion 327 $aFurther ReadingNotes; Chapter Four: Hindu Traditions; Hinduism, Hindu Society, and Caste; Sikhism: Living Bhakti; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: China's Main Religions; Taoism; Confucianism; Legalism; Buddhism in China; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Japan's Religious Traditions; Background; Shinto; Japanese Buddhist Sects; Zen; Bushido; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $aAnthropology of Eastern Religions: Ideas, Organizations, and Constituencies is a comparative survey of the world's major religious traditions as professional enterprises and, often, as social movements. Documenting the principle ideas behind Eastern religious traditions from an anthropological perspective, Murray J. Leaf demonstrates how these ideas have been used in building internal organizations that mobilize or fail to mobilize external support. 606 $aAnthropology of religion$zAsia 606 $aReligion and sociology$zAsia 607 $aAsia$xReligion 615 0$aAnthropology of religion 615 0$aReligion and sociology 676 $a306.6095 700 $aLeaf$b Murray J.$0911509 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826452403321 996 $aThe anthropology of Eastern religions$94011331 997 $aUNINA