The Making of Buddhist Modernism by David Mcmahan

The Making of Buddhist Modernism by David Mcmahan

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The Making of Buddhist Modernism by David Mcmahan

In this book, David McMahan offers the first comprehensive attempt to chart the development of "modern Buddhism." His position is critical but empathetic: while he presents modern Buddhism as a construction of numerous parties with varying interests, he does not reduce it to a mistake, a misrepresentation, or a fabrication. Rather, he presents modern Buddhism as a complex historical process constituted by a variety of responses - sometimes trivial, often profound - to some of the most important concerns of the modern era.
McMahan's investigation is a valuable and welcome addition to studies of Victorian-era Buddhism, Buddhism and colonialism, Engaged Buddhism, and Buddhism in America* Anne M. Blackburn, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
David McMahan has developed a creative and richly suggestive historical synthesis. ... McMahan's investigation is a valuable and welcome addition to studies of Victorian-era Buddhism, Buddhism and colonialism, Engaged Buddhism, and Buddhism in America. * Anne M. Blackburn, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
David L. McMahan is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College. Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1998.
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ISBN 13 9780195183276
ISBN 10 0195183274
Title The Making of Buddhist Modernism
Author David L Mcmahan
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2008-11-20
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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