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The Culture of Giving in Myanmar
Buddhist Offerings, Reciprocity and Interdependence
2020
EN
How can people living in one of the poorest countries in the world be among the most charitable?In this book, Hiroko Kawanami examines the culture of giving in Myanmar, and explores the pivotal role that Buddhist monastic members occupy in creating a platform for civil society. Despite having at one time been listed as one of the poorest countries in the world in GNP terms, Myanmar has topped a global generosity list for the past four years with more than 90 percent of the populati...
$45.39 CAD
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- Dr. Ian G. BairdCorey L. BellDr. Stephen C. BerkwitzDr. Anya BernsteinDr. Kalzang Dorjee BhutiaJane E. CapleJack Meng-Tat ChiaDr. Sienna CraigDr. William ElisonChristoph EmmrichGrant EvansPaul J. FarrellyDr. Jane M. FergusonGareth FisherDaniel G. FriedrichFlorence GalmicheDr. Michele R. GamburdProfessor Holly GayleyProfessor David N. GellnerTim GrafElizabeth GuthrieElizabeth J. HarrisDr. Sandya HewamanneProfessor Amy Holmes-TagchungdarpaDr. Sarah H. JacobyMichael JerrysonProfessor Irving Chan JohnsonHiroko KawanamiProfessor Daniel W. KentSusanne Ryuyin KerekesHwansoo Ilmee KimTongthida KrawengitJudy LedgerwoodJun-Youb (JY) LeeJacques P. LeiderDr. Chiara LetiziaSarah LeVineProfessor Charlene MakleyJohn MarstonLevi McLaughlinDr. David L. McMahanDr. Leigh MillerJohn K. NelsonCarina PichlerDr. Visisya PinthongvijayakulJustin R. RitzingerDr. Roger Casas (Ruiz)Dr. Gregory A. ScottArthid SheravanichkulNicolas SihléJessica StarlingGitanjali SurendranProfessor Nicola TannenbaumDr. Antonio TerroneDr. Ashley ThompsonProfessor Jonathan S. WaltersHolly HighBrian J. NicholsStefania Travagnin
2016
EN
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers will encounter artists, psychologists, social workers, part-time priests, healers, and librarians as well as charlatans, hucksters, profiteers, and rabble-rousers—all whose lives reflect changes...
$86.89 CAD
Religions in the Modern World
Traditions and Transformations
2016
EN
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Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. This third edition contains new and upgraded pedagogic features, including chapter summaries, key terms and definitions, and questions for reflection and discussion. The first part of the book considers the history and modern practi...
$122.14 CAD


