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Theravada Buddhism in Colonial Contexts

Beschreibung

The chapters in this book examine the many different colonial contexts and regimes that Theravada Buddhists experienced, not just those of European powers such as the British, French, but also the internal colonialism of China and Thailand.

Autor

Thomas Borchert is an Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont. His research is focused on religion and politics in Theravada Buddhist communities in Thailand, Southwest China and Singapore. He is the author of Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China's Southwest Border (2017).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9781138084278
• ISBN-10: 1138084271
• Artikelnr.: 52456205