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Author : Daniel L. Overmyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674183162
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (831 download)
Download or read book Folk Buddhist Religion written by Daniel L. Overmyer and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ichiro Hori
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226353346
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Folk Religion in Japan written by Ichiro Hori and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ichiro Hori's is the first book in Western literature to portray how Shinto, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist elements, as well as all manner of archaic magical beliefs and practices, are fused on the folk level. Folk religion, transmitted by the common people from generation to generation, has greatly conditioned the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people. Hori examines the organic relationship between the Japanese social structure—the family kinship system, village and community organizations—and folk religion. A glossary with Japanese characters is included in the index.
Author : K.T.S Sarao
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789402408539
Total Pages : 1423 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Buddhism and Jainism written by K.T.S Sarao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 1423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on Buddhism and Jainism, two religions which, together with Hinduism, constitute the three pillars of Indic religious tradition in its classical formulation. It explores their history and relates how the Vedic period in the history of Hinduism drew to a close around the sixth century BCE and how its gradual etiolation gave rise to a number of religious movements. While some of these remained within the fold of the Vedic traditions, others arose in a context of a more ambiguous relationship between the two. Two of these have survived to the present day as Buddhism and Jainism. The volume describes the major role Buddhism played in the history not only of India but of Asia, and now the world as well, and the more confined role of Jainism in India until relatively recent times. It examines the followers of these religions and their influence on the Indian religious landscape. In addition, it depicts the transformative effect on existing traditions of the encounter of Hinduism with these two religions, as well as the fertile interaction between the three. The book shows how Buddhism and Jainism share the basic concepts of karma, rebirth, and liberation with Hinduism while giving them their own hue, and how they differ from the Hindu tradition in their understanding of the role of the Vedas, the “caste system,” and ritualism in religious life. The volume contributes to the debate on whether the proper way of describing the relationship between the three major components of the classical Indic tradition is to treat them as siblings (sometimes as even exhibiting sibling rivalry), or as friends (sometimes even exhibiting schadenfreude), or as radical alternatives to one another, or all of these at different points in time.
Author : Htin Aung (U.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism written by Htin Aung (U.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ellen Pearlman
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780892819188
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Tibetan Sacred Dance written by Ellen Pearlman and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time Buddhism entered the mythical land of the snows, Tibetans have expressed their spiritual devotion and celebrated their culture with dance. This book--lavishly illustrated with color and rare historic photographs depicting the dances, costumes, and masks--is the first to explore the significance and symbolism of the sacred and secular ritual dances of Tibetan Buddhism.
Author : Per Kværne
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004070837
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Tibet Bon Religion written by Per Kværne and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Chamberlain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789679781052
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Chinese Gods written by Jonathan Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introduction to the most frequently encountered Chinese deities focusing on those gods which express the most common concerns of the Chinese people.
Author : Jacques H. Kamstra
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Encounter Or Syncretism written by Jacques H. Kamstra and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1967 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Marston
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824828684
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (286 download)
Download or read book History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia written by John Marston and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion, and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities. While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology. Contributors: Didier Bertrand, Penny Edwards, Elizabeth Guthrie, Hang Chan Sophea, Anne Hansen, John Marston, Kathryn Poethig, Ashley Thompson, Teri Shaffer Yamada.
Author : Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691188173
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Religions of Tibet in Practice written by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present. Religions of Tibet in Practice remains a work of great value to scholars, students, and general readers.
Author : Heather Galler
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN 13 : 163322404X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (332 download)
Download or read book Folk Art Fusion written by Heather Galler and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk art still influences everyday art in some surprising ways. Folk Art Fusion shows you how to blend classic subjects with new techniques to create a lovely work of art that is completely unique. Folk Art Fusion explores the colorful combination of art styles and presents them in modern folk art paintings. This is your chance to learn how traditional folk art continues to influence today's painters, and to discover how to create contemporary folk-art paintings yourself! Even if you're new to creating art, Folk Art Fusion makes creating your own works approachable with step-by-step projects. The projects are as varied as they are colorful. You will enjoy painting classic subjects painted with creative techniques and in popular styles, including flower fields, Frida Kahlo, the Tree of Life, a cat, a quaint English cottage, and much more. Colorful, contemporary, and inspirational, Folk Art Fusion allows artists of all skill levels to quickly discover the joy of creating modern, global-inspiredart in this time-treasured genre.
Author : Geoffrey Samuel
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120827523
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Tantric Revisionings written by Geoffrey Samuel and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relating to Tibetan Buddhism and Indian religion, this work is a collection of articles. These articles are linked by their subject matter, and they are also linked by a common approach to religion.
Author : Melford E. Spiro
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138519916
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Burmese Supernaturalism written by Melford E. Spiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the people of Burma, now called Myanmar, are formally Buddhist, their folk religion a type of animism or supernaturalism is so unlike classical Buddhism that it seems contradictory. For years scholars of religion and anthropology have debated the questions: Do these folk beliefs make up a separate religious system? Or is there a subtle merging of supernaturalism and Buddhism, a kind of syncretism? In either case, how exactly does folk religion fit into the overall religious pattern? Melford Spiro's Burmese Supernaturalism has been one of the major works in this debate, both for its position on the "two religions" question and for its arguments concerning the psychological basis of religion. The book begins with an introduction to the study of supernaturalism. The next section of the work covers various types of supernaturalism, including witches, ghost, and demons. Other areas of discussion include supernaturally caused illness and its treatment, the shaman, the exorcist, and the relationship between supernaturalism and Buddhism. In the introduction to this expanded edition Spiro further develops the underlying logic of his argument and evaluates the most recent contributions to the field of the anthropology of religion. Burmese Supernaturalism is an intriguing study and will provide insightful reading for anthropologists, sociologists, theologians, as well as those interested in supernaturalism in Burma (Myanmar) and other cultures.
Author : Sherry B. Ortner
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120809499
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (94 download)
Download or read book High Religion written by Sherry B. Ortner and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eminent anthropologist examines the foundings of the first celibate Buddhist monasteries among the Sherpas of Nepal in the early twentieth century--a religious development that was a major departure from folk or popular Buddhism. Sherry Ortner is the first to integrate social scientific and historical modes of analysis in a study of the Sherpa monasteries and one of the very few to attempt such an account for Buddhist monasteries anywhere. Combining ethnographic and oral historical methods, she scrutinizes the interplay of political and cultural factors in the events culminating in the foundings. Her work constitutes a major advance both in our knowledge of Sherpa Buddhism and in the integration of anthropological and historical modes of analysis. At the theoretical level, the book contributes to an emerging theory of practice , an explanation of the relationship between human intentions and actions on the one hand, and the structures of society and culture that emerge from and feed back upon those intentions and actions on the other. It will appeal not only to the increasing number of anthropologists working on similar problems but also to historians anxious to discover what anthropology has to offer to historical analysis. In addition, it will be essential reading for those interested in Nepal, Tibet, the Sherpa, or Buddhism in general.
Author : Walther Heissig
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520038578
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (385 download)
Download or read book The Religions of Mongolia written by Walther Heissig and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study Walther Heissig focuses on the existence in Mongolia of religious forms which have more ancient roots even than Buddhism. Professor Heissig is mainly concerned in the present book with those beliefs and concepts which belong to the non-Buddhist folk religion of the Mongols.
Author : Daniel L. Overmyer
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Folk Buddhist Religion written by Daniel L. Overmyer and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691234604
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Religions of China in Practice written by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual selections, from ancient oracle bones to stirring accounts of mystic visions, is preceded by a substantial introduction. As with the other volumes, most of the selections here have never been translated before. Stephen Teiser provides a general introduction in which the major themes and categories of the religions of China are analyzed. The book represents an attempt to move from one conception of the "Chinese spirit" to a picture of many spirits, including a Laozi who acquires magical powers and eventually ascends to heaven in broad daylight; the white-robed Guanyin, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in China; and the burning-mouth hungry ghost. The book concludes with a section on "earthly conduct."
