| Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality: New Approaches Contributor(s): Kellner, Birgit (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110411539 ISBN-13: 9783110411539 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $119.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - History - Religion | Comparative Religion - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.23 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For over 2500 years, Buddhism was implicated in processes of cultural interaction that in turn shaped Buddhist doctrines, practices and institutions. While the cultural plurality of Buddhism has often been remarked upon, the transcultural processes that constitute this plurality, and their long-term effects, have scarcely been studied as a topic in their own right. The contributions to this volume present detailed case studies ranging across different time periods, regions and disciplines, and they address methodological challenges as well as theoretical problems. In addition to casting a spotlight on topics as diverse as the role of trade contacts in the early spread of Buddhism, the hybrid nature of religious practices in Japan or Indo-Tibetan relations in Tibetan polemical literature, the individual papers jointly raise the question as to whether there might be something distinct about how Buddhism steers and influences forms of cultural exchange, and is in turn shaped by modalities of cultural interaction throughout Asian, as well as global, history. The volume is intended to demonstrate the need for investigating transcultural dynamics more closely in the study of Buddhism, and to suggest new avenues for Buddhist Studies. |