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Köp båda 2 för 653 krFigures of Buddhist modernity in Asia is an impressive achievement of scholarly collaboration. Sixty-three specialists of contemporary Buddhism assemble an expansive collection of vignettes that illustrate how Buddhists inhabit a modern world.-- "Journal of Southeast Asian Studies" Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia is a collection of profiles of individuals who combine religious tradition with contemporary life. They range from, in the words of the editors, "Buddhist Web masters in Taiwan, members of international Buddhist women's organizations in Vietnam, internationally known singing nuns in Nepal, Buddhist air-traffic controllers in Burma" to "alcoholic translators of Confucian texts in Laos...charlatans, hucksters, profiteers and rabble-rousers."-- "Taipei Times" Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia . . . offers a wealth of information about modern Buddhism and succeeds marvelously in depicting an entertaining "cacophony of voices" expressing what Buddhism can involve and what being a Buddhist can entail. . . . In sum, the book is a resounding success in showing, through the prism of individual lives, the diversity and complexity of modern Buddhism. It depicts a broad range of figures from most of the major traditions, regions, and countries of Buddhist Asia. The profiles are informative, entertaining, and generally strike a good balance between sympathetic portrayal and critical distance.-- "Journal of Global Buddhism" This delightfully gritty volume contains biographical sketches of sixty-six contemporary Buddhists from East, Southeast, and South Asia. . . . The ethnographically rich vignettes make vividly clear how Buddhist ordination has moved from place to place throughout history and how Buddhist practice is adapting to changing times while relying on traditions and assets from the past. Deliberately crafted to emphasize polyphonic lived experiences rather than formal Buddhist doctrine, this book provides an exciting, forward-looking counterpoint to scholarly works on the history of Buddhist thought.--Michele Ruth Gamburd, Portland State University "Asian Ethnology, Vol. 77 (2018)"
Jeffrey Samuels is professor of religious studies at Western Kentucky University. Justin Thomas McDaniel is professor of Buddhist studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Mark Michael Rowe is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University. John K. Nelson is professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at theUniversity of San Francisco.