A usable past : essays in European cultural history / / William J. Bouwsma |
Autore | Bouwsma William J. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1990] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (457 p.) |
Disciplina | 901 |
Soggetto topico | History - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
17th century
academic civilization cultural history cultural studies essay anthology essay collection european culture european history historian historical research historical historiography law lawyers legal issues metaphysical middle ages nietzsche politics reformation renaissance research scholarly secular world secular social history social studies society western culture western world |
ISBN |
1-282-75861-6
9786612758614 0-520-91014-1 0-585-14768-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Polarities of Western Culture -- II. The Durable Renaissance -- III. History and Historians -- IV. Essays in Applied History -- V. Coda -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495868703321 |
Bouwsma William J.
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1990] | ||
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Voyager from Xanadu : Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West / / Morris Rossabi |
Autore | Rossabi Morris |
Edizione | [1st University of California Press ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 909/.2092 |
Soggetto topico |
Diplomats - China
Diplomats - Travel Voyages and travels Travel, Medieval |
Soggetto non controllato |
13th century
asian travel baghdad beijing china chinese monk commercial networking diplomacy discussion books engaging europe firsthand perspective global travels historical history holy land islamic control jerusalem last crusades medieval period mongol capital mongol empire muslims nestorian christian nonfiction account pilgrimage rabban sauma trans eurasian travel travelogue western travel western world world history xanadu |
ISBN | 0-520-94613-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- A Note on Transliteration -- Principal Figures -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. A Pilgrimage to the West -- 3. The Mongols, the Muslims, and the Europeans -- 4. An Embassy to the West -- 5. Paris, Bordeaux, Rome, and Return -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author |
Altri titoli varianti | Rabban Sauma and the first journey from China to the West |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248321003316 |
Rossabi Morris
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Westward dharma : Buddhism beyond Asia / / editors, Charles S. Prebish, Martin Baumann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 425 pages) |
Disciplina | 294.3/09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrebishCharles S
BaumannMartin <1960-> |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Missions - History
Buddhism - History - 20th century Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
Soggetto non controllato |
asia
australia buddhism scholars buddhism buddhist practices buddhist studies buddhist teachings buddhist traditions comparative religions dharma diaspora egalitarianism ethics europe global religion history of buddhism israel north america psychology religious philosophy religious scholars south africa theoretical approach theoretical perspective western buddhists western philosophy western thought western world zen |
ISBN |
1-282-35959-2
1-59734-994-1 9786612359590 0-520-93658-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction: Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West -- 1. Who Is a Buddhist? Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures -- 2. The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West -- 3. Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West -- 4. Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies -- 5. Buddhism in Europe Past, Present, Prospects -- 6. American Buddhism in the Making -- 7. Buddhism in Canada -- 8. The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand -- 9. Buddhism in South Africa -- 10. Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society -- 11 Buddha in the Promised Land Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel -- 12. Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II -- 13. The Translating Temple Diasporic Buddhism in Florida -- 15 Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism -- 16. The Challenge of Community -- 17. Buddhist Nuns Changes and Challenges -- 18. Neither Monk nor Nun Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners -- 19. Virtues without Rules Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement -- 20. The Roar of the Lioness Women's Dharma in the West -- 21. Engaged Buddhism Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization -- 22. The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology -- 23. A "Commodius Vicus of Recirculation" Buddhism, Art, and Modernity -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783294103321 |
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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Westward dharma : Buddhism beyond Asia / / editors, Charles S. Prebish, Martin Baumann |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 425 pages) |
Disciplina | 294.3/09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrebishCharles S
BaumannMartin <1960-> |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Missions - History
Buddhism - History - 20th century Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
Soggetto non controllato |
asia
australia buddhism scholars buddhism buddhist practices buddhist studies buddhist teachings buddhist traditions comparative religions dharma diaspora egalitarianism ethics europe global religion history of buddhism israel north america psychology religious philosophy religious scholars south africa theoretical approach theoretical perspective western buddhists western philosophy western thought western world zen |
ISBN |
1-282-35959-2
1-59734-994-1 9786612359590 0-520-93658-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction: Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West -- 1. Who Is a Buddhist? Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures -- 2. The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West -- 3. Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West -- 4. Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies -- 5. Buddhism in Europe Past, Present, Prospects -- 6. American Buddhism in the Making -- 7. Buddhism in Canada -- 8. The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand -- 9. Buddhism in South Africa -- 10. Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society -- 11 Buddha in the Promised Land Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel -- 12. Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II -- 13. The Translating Temple Diasporic Buddhism in Florida -- 15 Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism -- 16. The Challenge of Community -- 17. Buddhist Nuns Changes and Challenges -- 18. Neither Monk nor Nun Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners -- 19. Virtues without Rules Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement -- 20. The Roar of the Lioness Women's Dharma in the West -- 21. Engaged Buddhism Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization -- 22. The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology -- 23. A "Commodius Vicus of Recirculation" Buddhism, Art, and Modernity -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825385903321 |
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Westward dharma : Buddhism beyond Asia / / editors, Charles S. Prebish, Martin Baumann |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 425 pages) |
Disciplina | 294.3/09 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PrebishCharles S
BaumannMartin <1960-> |
Soggetto topico |
Buddhism - Missions - History
Buddhism - History - 20th century Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
Soggetto non controllato |
asia
australia buddhism scholars buddhism buddhist practices buddhist studies buddhist teachings buddhist traditions comparative religions dharma diaspora egalitarianism ethics europe global religion history of buddhism israel north america psychology religious philosophy religious scholars south africa theoretical approach theoretical perspective western buddhists western philosophy western thought western world zen |
ISBN |
1-282-35959-2
1-59734-994-1 9786612359590 0-520-93658-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction: Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West -- 1. Who Is a Buddhist? Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures -- 2. The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West -- 3. Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West -- 4. Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies -- 5. Buddhism in Europe Past, Present, Prospects -- 6. American Buddhism in the Making -- 7. Buddhism in Canada -- 8. The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand -- 9. Buddhism in South Africa -- 10. Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society -- 11 Buddha in the Promised Land Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel -- 12. Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II -- 13. The Translating Temple Diasporic Buddhism in Florida -- 15 Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism -- 16. The Challenge of Community -- 17. Buddhist Nuns Changes and Challenges -- 18. Neither Monk nor Nun Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners -- 19. Virtues without Rules Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement -- 20. The Roar of the Lioness Women's Dharma in the West -- 21. Engaged Buddhism Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization -- 22. The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology -- 23. A "Commodius Vicus of Recirculation" Buddhism, Art, and Modernity -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248056603316 |
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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