Buddhism, International Relief Work, and Civil Society (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137380234
• Artikelnr.: 40720941

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth J Harris, Liverpool Hope University, UK Monica Lindberg Falk, Lund University, Sweden Carine Jaquet, Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia, France Matthew Walton, Oxford University, UK Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya, University of Delhi, India Jung-Chang Wang, Aletheia University, Taiwan Sik Faren, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Kory Goldberg, Champlain College in St-Lambert, Canada

Inhaltsangabe

1. Buddhism and International Aid: A Case Study from Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka; Elizabeth J Harris 2. Thai Buddhists' Encounters with International Relief Work in Post-Tsunami Thailand; Monica Lindberg Falk 3. Buddhism and Relief in Myanmar: Reflections on Relief as a Practice of D?na; Carine Jaquet and Matthew Walton 4. Transnational Networks of Dharma and Development: International Aid by Japanese Buddhists and the Revival of Buddhism in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia; Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya 5. Implications of International Relief Work and Civil Society for Japanese Buddhists Affiliated with Traditional Denominations; Hiroko Kawanami 6. International Relief Work and Spirit Cultivation for Tzu Chi Members; Jung-Chang Wang 7. Buddhism and Relief Work in Mainland China and Hong Kong; Sik Faren 8. Constructing and Contesting Sacred Spaces: International Buddhist Assistance in Bodhgay?; Kory Goldberg Afterword; Geoffrey Samuel

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1. Buddhism and International Aid: A Case Study from Post-Tsunami Sri
Lanka; Elizabeth J Harris 2. Thai Buddhists' Encounters with International
Relief Work in Post-Tsunami Thailand; Monica Lindberg Falk 3. Buddhism and
Relief in Myanmar: Reflections on Relief as a Practice of D?na; Carine
Jaquet and Matthew Walton 4. Transnational Networks of Dharma and
Development: International Aid by Japanese Buddhists and the Revival of
Buddhism in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia; Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya 5.
Implications of International Relief Work and Civil Society for Japanese
Buddhists Affiliated with Traditional Denominations; Hiroko Kawanami 6.
International Relief Work and Spirit Cultivation for Tzu Chi Members;
Jung-Chang Wang 7. Buddhism and Relief Work in Mainland China and Hong
Kong; Sik Faren 8. Constructing and Contesting Sacred Spaces: International
Buddhist Assistance in Bodhgay?; Kory Goldberg Afterword; Geoffrey Samuel