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Titolo: | 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 | |
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.: | 9910791008203321 |
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