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Author:   Joseph Prud'homme ,  John M. Thompson
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781433112638

ISBN 10:   1433112639
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   28 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Doug Oetter: Map Of Asia – John M. Thompson: She skillfully manages the Affairs of State and Sangha: Empress Wu as Chinese Cakravartin – Lisa Grumbach: The Creation of Ritual Meat Avoidance by Japanese State Systems – Ronald Y. Nakasone: Unarigami, Sacred Feminine Voices in Ryūkyūan Polity – LaiYee Leong/Eunsook Jung: Islam and the State in Contemporary Indonesia – Norris W. Palmer: Articulating Religious Identity in the Context of Ayodhya – Chuck Fahrer: The Political Geography of Pakistan: Competing Religious and Ethnic Nationalisms – Warner A. Belanger: Some Preliminary Remarks on ‘State Protection’ Buddhism in Khotan in the Late 8th-Early 9th Centuries – Jeffrey L. Richey: Jackie Chan as Confucian Critic: Contemporary Popular Confucianism in China.

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John M. Thompson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Christopher Newport University, where he teaches courses in philosophy, religious studies, Asian studies, and the honors program. He earned his BA in philosophy at William and Mary, his Master’s of Theological Studies at Boston University, and did his doctoral work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, in the cultural and historical study of religion. He is the author of two books as well as numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and book reviews. Although his primary areas of expertise are Buddhism and East Asian traditions, Thompson has a strong background in Western philosophy and Christian theology. He is keenly interested in the intersection of religion, politics, and violence through history and in cross-cultural interactions both past and present.

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