Self and Society

Essays on Pali Literature and Social Theory, 1988-2010

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This selection of essays demonstrates that, in the study of Buddhism, a concern with detailed accuracy in philological and textual specifics can be combined with wider philosophical and sociological issues. The essays are divided into three parts: (1) Pali Literature, (2) The Theory and Practice of Not-Self, and (3) Buddhism and Society. The last part builds on but goes beyond the work of Dumont and Max Weber in considering “world-renunciation” as a phenomenon of society and culture.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-07-01
Mått152 x 203 x 18 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSelf and Society
Antal sidor328
FörlagSilkworm Books
ISBN9786162150678

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PrefacePali Literature1. On the Very Idea of the Pali Canon2. Notes on Some Oral Aspects of Pali Literature3. What Is Literature in Pali?The Theory and Practice of Not-Self4. What Are Buddhist Doing When They Deny the Self?5. The Body in Theravada Buddhist Monasticism6. A Buddhist Debate About the Self, and Remarks on Buddhism in the Work of Derek Parfit and Galen Strawson7. Of Death and TreesBuddhism and Society8. Monasticism, Utopias and Comparative Social Theory9. Louis Dumont and the Study of Religions10. Buddhist "Nuns" (Mae chi) and the Teaching of Pali in Thailand (With Justin McDaniel)BibliographyIndex

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