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Buddhism and politics in twentieth-century Asia /
In this study, a team of international scholars assess the manner in which Buddhist organizations and individuals have resisted, come to terms with, or in some cases allied themselves with the forces of war, modernity, westernization, nationalization, capitalism, communism, and ethnic conflict. By e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Pinter,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this study, a team of international scholars assess the manner in which Buddhist organizations and individuals have resisted, come to terms with, or in some cases allied themselves with the forces of war, modernity, westernization, nationalization, capitalism, communism, and ethnic conflict. By examining issues such as left-right divisions in the monastic order, the rise of organized lay movements, Buddhist social activism, as well as explicitly Buddhist inspired political activity, this book seeks to demonstrate that the emphasis on meditation and mental training is only one strand in this. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441167712 1441167714 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |