Gathering leaves & lifting words : 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 (xiii, 358 pages, [16] pages of plates )
• 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
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines modern and premodern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this title traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gathering leaves & lifting words
• ISBN: 0-295-98922-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778479003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies.