The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism

Michael Jerryson's research interests pertain to religion and identity, particularly with regard to gender, race, and class. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the American Academy of Religion's Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence. He co-edits the Journal of Religion and Violence and serves as a senior editor of religion for the Oxford University Press' Handbook series.

• ContributorsIntroduction: The Buddhist System in TransitionMichael Jerryson, Youngstown State UniversityPart I: Regions South Asian 1. Contemporary Sri Lankan Buddhist TraditionsMahinda Deegalle, Bath Spa University 2. Buddhism in Contemporary IndiaDavid Geary, University of British Columbia, Okanagan and Sraman Mukherjee, Presidency University, Kolkata 3. Buddhism in Contemporary BhutanSamdrup Rigyal, Royal University of Bhutan and Alyson Prude, Georgia Southern UniversityEast Asian4. Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Traditions Mario Poceski, University of Florida 5. Contemporary Korean Buddhist TraditionsMark A. Nathan, University at Buffalo, SUNY 6. Contemporary Japanese Buddhist TraditionsElisabetta Porcu, University of Cape Town Central Asian7. Contemporary Tibetan BuddhismAbraham Zablocki, Agnes Scott College 8. Contemporary Mongolian BuddhismVesna Wallace, University of California, Santa Barbara and Christine Murphy, University of California, Santa BarbaraSoutheast Asian9. Contemporary Vietnamese BuddhismAlexander Soucy, Saint Mary's University10. Contemporary Thai BuddhismRachelle Scott, University of Tennessee 11. Contemporary Burmese BuddhismNiklas Foxeus, Stockholm University 12. Contemporary Cambodian Buddhist Traditions: Seen from the PastAshley Thompson, SOAS, University of London 13. Contemporary Buddhism in MalaysiaJeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University 14. Contemporary Lao BuddhismPatrice Ladwig, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology European-American15. Buddhism in Latin AmericaCristina Rocha, University of Western Sydney 16. U.S. Buddhist TraditionsJoseph Cheah, University of Saint Joseph 17. European Buddhist TraditionsLaurence Cox, National University of Ireland Southern 18. Buddhism in AfricaMichel Clasquin-Johnson, University of South Africa 19. Buddhism in Australia and the Oceania Michelle Barker, James Cook University Global20. Diasporic Buddhisms and Convert CommunitiesJohn Nelson, University of San Francisco 21. Buddhist International OrganizationsBrooke Schedneck, Chiang Mai University Part II: Modalities Material Culture22. Buddhist Relics and PilgrimageJovan Maud, Georg-August University, Göttingen 23. Contemporary Buddhist Architecture: From reliquary to theme parkLawrence Chua, Syracuse University 24. Contemporary Buddhism and IconographyJessica Patterson, University of San Diego 25. Buddhism and Media TechnologiesGregory Price Grieve, University of North Carolina, Greensboro andDaniel Veidlinger, California State University- ChicoSocial Engagement26. Contemporary Buddhism and EcologySusan M. Darlington, Hampshire College 27. Buddhism, Business, and EconomicsTrine Brox, University of Copenhagen and Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg, University of Copenhagen 28. Contemporary Buddhism and EducationVladimir Tikhonov, University of Oslo 29. Buddhism, Nationalism and GovernanceMatthew J. Walton, St. Antony's College 30. Buddhism, Conflict, and PeacebuildingMichael Jerryson, Youngstown State UniversityPractices31. Contemporary Buddhism, Chanting and MusicPaul Greene, Penn State, Brandywine 32. Buddhist Healing and Taming in TibetBarbara Gerke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 33. Contemporary Buddhism and MagicErick White, Cornell University 34. Contemporary Tantric Buddhist TraditionsDavid Gray, Santa Clara University 35. Buddhism and DeathMark Rowe, McMaster University Identity36. Buddhism and GenderSharon Suh, Seattle University 37. Buddhism, Race, and EthnicityJoseph Cheah, University of Saint Joseph 38. Buddhism and Sexual OrientationHsiao-Lan Hu, University of Detroit Mercy 39. Buddhist Encounters with DiversityDonald Swearer Academics40. Buddhism and Science as Ethical DiscourseFrancisca Cho, Georgetown University 41. The Contemporary Study of BuddhismNathan McGovern, Dalhousie University Index

Overall, this handbook provides a valuable resource to students and scholars not only within Buddhist, Religious, and/or Asian studies, but also those examining political science, history, international relations, modernization, sociology, and globalization. ... while each author must sacrifice discussing all possible topics, they each provide great depth regarding the issues they examine, thus delivering an ambitious and important handbook on contemporary Buddhism.