Buddhism, international relief work, and civil society
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Buddhism, international relief work, and civil society
(Contemporary anthropology of religion)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2013
- : hbk
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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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