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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/37
• Soggetto topico: Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Buddhism - Social aspects; Buddhism - Doctrines
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): KalmansonLeah; ShieldsJames Mark
• 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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhist responses to globalization
• ISBN: 0-7391-8055-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458261703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II