Essential Guide to Buddhism

Gwendolyn Gillson is Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Illinois College, USA.

• 1. Overview, Gwendolyn Gillson (Illinois College, USA)The Three Jewels2. Buddhist Deities, AW Barber (University of Calgary, Canada)3. Buddhist Scripture, Ronald Green (Coastal Carolina University, USA)4. Buddhist Monasticism, David Divalerio (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)Practices and Beliefs5. Buddhist Meditation, Napakadol Kittisenee (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)6. Buddhist Ritual, Matthew Hayes (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)7. Death and the Afterlife in Buddhism, Alyson Prude (Georgia Southern University, USA)Critical Issues8. Buddhism and Women, Gurmeet Kaur (Panjab University, India)9. Buddhism and Economics, Courtney Bruntz (Doane University, USA)10. Socially Engaged Buddhism, James Deitrick (University of Central Arkansas, USA)GlossaryIndex

This is sure to become an invaluable resource for the teaching of Buddhism at undergraduate level. Rather than limiting Buddhism to the conceptual categories of ‘world religions’ textbooks, each chapter presents clearly written explorations of key issues in the study of Buddhism including monasticism, ritual, economics, and engaged Buddhism.