| Asian Texts -- Asian Contexts: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions Contributor(s): Jones, David (Editor), Klein, E. R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1438426763 ISBN-13: 9781438426761 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: In an increasingly global society, non-Western thought can no longer be an afterthought for educators and their students. Asian Texts -- Asian Contexts helps bring Asian philosophy and religion into wider classroom consideration by giving nonspecialists entree to primary texts from India, China, and Japan and pedagogical strategies for presenting this material to Western students. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181 |
| LCCN: 2009017053 |
| Series: Suny Series, Asian Studies Development |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.29" W x 8.81" (0.89 lbs) 295 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an increasingly global society, non-Western thought can no longer be an afterthought for educators and their students. Asian Texts -- Asian Contexts helps bring Asian philosophy and religion into wider classroom consideration by giving nonspecialists entrée to primary texts from India, China, and Japan and pedagogical strategies for presenting this material to Western students. The texts section includes material on Buddhism, Daoism, the Bhagavad-Gita, and the Kyoto school of Japanese philosophy. In the contexts section, nonspecialists are presented with ways to think about the integration of Asian material that includes considerations of religion, philosophy, history, and art. These useful and accessible essays are written with the nonspecialist in mind, but provide a creative edge that will be of interest to specialists as well. |