Studying Buddhism in Practice
Insights and Experiences from Buddhist Traditions
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:30th Nov '11
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This insightful book explores the lived experiences of Buddhism, offering a reflective context for understanding its diverse practices and traditions. Studying Buddhism in Practice is an essential read.
This book offers a unique perspective on Buddhism by incorporating eyewitness accounts and personal experiences from various Buddhist cultures. Studying Buddhism in Practice delves into the rich tapestry of rituals and practices, providing readers with a reflective context that enhances their understanding and appreciation of the tradition. Through engaging narratives, the text explores diverse topics, such as ordination, pilgrimage, and funerals, while also addressing contemporary issues like gender roles and the influence of film-making within the Buddhist context.
The author draws upon fieldwork conducted across various Buddhist countries, allowing for a comprehensive examination of the tradition from multiple angles. Each chapter is thoughtfully crafted to include valuable contextual discussions, ensuring that readers can grasp the nuances of Buddhist practices. Accompanying photographs enrich the narrative, offering visual insights that complement the written word.
Studying Buddhism in Practice is not just an academic exploration; it is an invitation to appreciate the lived experiences of Buddhists around the world. The book also includes suggestions for further reading, encouraging readers to deepen their understanding of the topics discussed. This work serves as an essential resource for anyone interested in the multifaceted nature of Buddhism and its practices today.
"This volume assembles interesting and colorful pictures of Buddhism as actually practiced by ordinary and ordained people alike. The first-person narratives by long-term specialists draw the reader into sites such as towns and villages, temples and pagodas, funeral grounds and pilgrimage treks. The informative accounts underscore the cultural diversity of Buddhist practices and the importance they hold for the practitioners." - Martin Baumann, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
"This text stands out with its unique dual focus on Buddhist practices and on the practices of those who study Buddhism. Readers will learn much from the contributors’ descriptions of an array of Buddhist rituals and frank reflections on the scholarly methods they have deployed in their fieldwork around the world." - Christopher Ives, Stonehill College, USA and author of Imperial-Way Zen
"In less than 200 pages, this book succeeds in achieving its aims, providing a pioneering and rich account of contemporary Buddhism around the world. Its pedagogical value is clear, but the book’s worth is more than that of a teaching tool. This publication will certainly attract the attention and interest of specialists of Buddhism and, more broadly, sociologists of religion who will also be interested both in the diversity and complexity of Buddhism across different contexts and in the interdisciplinary dimension of the study of religious phenomena that this book illustrates and promotes." – Florence Galmiche, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France
ISBN: 9780415464857
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Weight: 530g
182 pages