Meta-religion : religion and power in world history / / James W. Laine |
Autore | Laine James W. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (746 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Religions - History
Religion and politics - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
alexander the great
ashoka baghdad brahmins buddha buddhism caliphate caste system catholicism china christianity church comparative religion confucius constantine dharma dome of the rock eastern religion egypt gandhi hagia sophia hinduism india islam islamic empire luther monarchy nonfiction pius ix politics religion and politics religion religious freedom religious leaders religious reform revolution royalty secularism south asia spirituality theology world history world religion |
ISBN |
0-520-28137-3
1-78539-274-3 0-520-95999-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 b.c. -- 2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 b.c.-250 a.d. -- 3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia -- 4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam -- 5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 a.d. -- 6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 a.d. -- 7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700) -- 8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church -- 9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom -- 10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Suggested Readings -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787234703321 |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Meta-religion : religion and power in world history / / James W. Laine |
Autore | Laine James W. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (746 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Religions - History
Religion and politics - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
alexander the great
ashoka baghdad brahmins buddha buddhism caliphate caste system catholicism china christianity church comparative religion confucius constantine dharma dome of the rock eastern religion egypt gandhi hagia sophia hinduism india islam islamic empire luther monarchy nonfiction pius ix politics religion and politics religion religious freedom religious leaders religious reform revolution royalty secularism south asia spirituality theology world history world religion |
ISBN |
0-520-28137-3
1-78539-274-3 0-520-95999-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 b.c. -- 2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 b.c.-250 a.d. -- 3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia -- 4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam -- 5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 a.d. -- 6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 a.d. -- 7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700) -- 8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church -- 9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom -- 10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Suggested Readings -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819423403321 |
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Miracles of book and body [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhist textual culture and medieval Japan / / Charlotte Eubanks |
Autore | Eubanks Charlotte D (Charlotte Diane), <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.3/85 |
Collana | Buddhisms |
Soggetto topico |
Books and reading - Religious aspects - Buddhism
Buddhism - Japan - History - 1185-1600 Buddhist literature, Japanese - History and criticism Folk literature, Japanese - History and criticism Movement, Psychology of - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
Soggetto non controllato |
affect theory
amida bodhisattvas book history buddha buddhism buddhist texts china cult of the book dharma east asia embodiment explanatory tales history of the book indian scriptures japan japanese didactic tales mahayana buddhism materiality medieval japan memory miracles nonfiction popular religion preaching religion religious texts sacred literature sacred texts scroll sermons setsuwa spirituality sutra recitations sutra textual culture transubstantiation |
ISBN |
1-283-27739-5
9786613277398 0-520-94789-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Sutras -- Note on Setsuwa -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Cult of the Book and the Culture of Text -- 1. The Ontology of Sutras -- 2. Locating Setsuwa in Performance -- 3. Decomposing Bodies, Composing Texts -- 4. Textual Transubstantiation and the Place of Memory -- Conclusion. On Circumambulatory Reading -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785423103321 |
Eubanks Charlotte D (Charlotte Diane), <1971->
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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. | UNISA-996248056603316 |
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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