Cristina Rocha / Michelle Barker (Hrsg.)

Gebundenes Buch

Buddhism in Australia

Traditions in Change

Herausgeber: Rocha, Cristina; Barker, Michelle

Beschreibung

The number of Buddhists in Australia has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2006, Buddhists accounted for 2.1 per cent of Australia's population, almost doubling the 1996 figures, and making it the fastest growing religion in the country. This book analyses the arrival and localisation of Buddhism in Australia in the context of the globalisation of Buddhism.

Autor

Cristina Rocha is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, Australia. She is the editor of the Journal of Global Buddhism. Her research interests are Buddhism in the West, globalisation, religion and migration studies. Her previous publications include Zen in Brazil: The Quest for Cosmopolitan Modernity (2006). Michelle Barker is a former academic in the field of Buddhism in Australia, and her research interests remain in this field. Her writings include Developments in Australian Buddhism: Facets of the Diamond (Routledge, 2002).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780415568180
• ISBN-10: 0415568188
• Artikelnr.: 29926805