Theravada Buddhism: Continuity, Diversity, and Identity
Author:   Kate Crosby (SOAS, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Pages:   312
Publication Date:   22 November 2013
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Author:   Kate Crosby (SOAS, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781405189064


ISBN 10:   1405189061
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   22 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii Map xi Introduction 1 Part One Buddha 13 1 The Buddha and Buddhahood 15 2 Buddha Worship 43 Part Two Dhamma 69 3 Literature, Languages, and Conveying the Dhamma 71 4 The Jâtaka 99 5 The Good Buddhist 112 6 Meditation 138 7 Abhidhamma 174 Part Three Sangha and Society 195 8 Monks, Monasteries, and their Position in Society 197 9 Women in Monasticism 218 10 Women in Theravada Literature and Society 238 11 Feminist Readings of Gender-Related Symbols 250 12 Nonharming, Politics, and Violence 262 Glossary 283 Index 290

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Each chapter ends with a wealth of reference and furthersuggestions for reading and watching. Summing Up:Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students,and researchers/faculty. (Choice, 1 October2014)


<p> Each chapter ends with a wealth of reference and furthersuggestions for reading and watching. Summing Up:Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students,and researchers/faculty. (Choice, 1 October2014) <p>


<p> Each chapter ends with a wealth of reference and further suggestions for reading and watching. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty. (Choice, 1 October 2014) <p>


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Kate Crosby is a Seiyu Kiriyama Reader in Buddhist Studies in the Department of the Study of Religions at SOAS, University of London, and is also a member of the Centre of South East Asian Studies and the Centre of Buddhist Studies. She is the author or editor of a number of books, including Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara: Buddhist Path To Awakening (with Andrew Skilton, 1998), and The Dead of Night & the Women (2009).

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