{"product_id":"westward-dharma-buddhism-beyond-asia-paperback","title":"Westward Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles S. Prebish\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Baumann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first authoritative volume on the totality of Buddhism in the West, \u003ci\u003eWestward Dharma \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes a comparative and theoretical perspective for considering the amazing variety of Buddhist traditions, schools, centers, and teachers that have developed outside of Asia. Leading scholars from North America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia explore the plurality and heterogeneity of traditions and practices that are characteristic of Buddhism in the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis recent, dramatic growth in Western Buddhism is accompanied by an expansion of topics and issues of Buddhist concern. The contributors to this volume treat such topics as the broadening spirit of egalitarianism; the increasing emphasis on the psychological, as opposed to the purely religious, nature of practice; scandals within Buddhist movements; the erosion of the distinction between professional and lay Buddhists; Buddhist settlement in Israel; the history of Buddhism in internment camps; repackaging Zen for the West; and women's dharma in the West. The interconnections of historical and theoretical approaches in the volume make it a rich, multi-layered resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike seeds on the wind, Buddhist teachings continue to reach new lands. This outstanding book brings to light, in rich detail, the current flowering of Buddhism in the West. Long a world religion, Buddhism is now a global one.--Kenneth Kraft, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Engaged Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWestward Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a place on the growing bookshelf of contemporary Buddhist studies. Prebish and Baumann broaden our horizons from North America to the wider Western world, exploring key aspects of Buddhism's most recent geographical and cultural expansion.\"--Paul David Numrich, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBuddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles S. Prebish\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University and author and editor of numerous works, including \u003ci\u003eLuminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1999), \u003ci\u003eA Survey of Vinaya Literature \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e(1979). He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Faces of Buddhism in America \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1998) and the electronic \u003ci\u003eJournal of Buddhist Ethics. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Baumann\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, and research fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at Hannover University, Germany. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDiaspora: Hindus and Trinidad \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eMigration, Religion, Integration \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), and \u003ci\u003eDeutsche Buddhisten: Geschichte and Gemeinschaften\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). He is also coeditor of \u003ci\u003eReligions fo the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). Prebish and Buamann are coeditors of the electronic \u003ci\u003eJournal of Global Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e (http: \/\/www.globalbuddhism.org).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.98 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769548443744,"sku":"9780520234901","price":82.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/3LsKxlwOYX9780520234901.webp?v=1779681117","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/westward-dharma-buddhism-beyond-asia-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}