The sociology of early Buddhism /

Early Buddhism flourished because it took up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions in the newly emergent Indian states from the fifth century BCE. This book begins with the apparent inconsistency of Buddhism, a renunciant movement surviving within a strong urban environment, and d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bailey, Greg, 1948-
Otros Autores: Mabbett, Ian W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Temas:
Buddhism > Social aspects > India.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > India.
Buddhism > India, Northeastern > History.
Buddhism > Social aspects > South Asia.
Mediation > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > South Asia.
Bouddhisme > Aspect social > Asie méridionale.
Médiation > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Bouddhisme > Asie méridionale.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Bouddhisme > Inde.
Bouddhisme > Inde (Nord-Est) > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Mediation > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism > Social aspects
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
South Asia
India
Northeastern India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; BUDDHISM AS PROCESS: THREE VERSIONS OF BUDDHISM; THE INCOMMENSURABILITY OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS; 1 The problem: asceticism and urban life; THE EMPEROR'S CLOTHES; TRADE, CITIES, CENTRALIZED STATES AND REMEMBERED TRIBALISM; LEGITIMATION OF COMMERCIAL VALUES; PROTEST AGAINST COMMERCIAL VALUES; LEGITIMATION OF CITY LIFE; PROTEST AGAINST CITY LIFE; LEGITIMATION OF THE CENTRALIZED STATE; PROTEST AGAINST THE CENTRALIZED STATE; LEGITIMATION OF POST-TRIBAL CULTURE; PROTEST AGAINST POST-TRIBAL CULTURE.

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