Gathering leaves & lifting words [[electronic resource] ] : histories of Buddhist monastic education in Laos and Thailand / / Justin Thomas McDaniel

• Autore: McDaniel Justin
• Pubblicazione: Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/7509593
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism - Study and teaching - Laos - History; Buddhism - Study and teaching - Thailand - History; Buddhist monks - Education - Laos - History; Buddhist monks - Education - Thailand - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-345) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Note on Transcription""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Structural Mechanisms: The Institutional History of Monastic Education""; ""1 From the Sala Vat to the Institut Bouddhique""; ""2 Wandering Librarians""; ""3 Kings and Universities""; ""Part II Proximate Mechanisms: Toward a Curricular History of Monastic Education""; ""4 Genres, Modes, and Idiosyncratic Articulations""; ""5 The Culture of Translation""; ""6 Canons and Curricula""; ""Part III: Vernacular Landscapes: Teaching Buddhism in Laos and Thailand""; ""7 From Manuscript to Television"" ; ""8 Philosophical Embryology""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Note on Manuscripts, Archives, Monastic Libraries, and Catalogs""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Gathering leaves & lifting words
• ISBN: 0-295-98922-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454932903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies.