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Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
In-depth anthropological studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.
Paul Williams (Edited by), Patrice Ladwig (Edited by)
9781107667877, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, published 6 March 2014
312 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.42 kg
'\u2026 offers a carefully arranged selection of pieces on Buddhist funerary practices from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Sri Lanka \u2026 [Its] greatest strength is surely the level of substantive ethnographic detail it provides for a potentially overlooked area of Buddhist life in East and Southeast Asia, fleshed out through the implicit connections between chapters \u2026 will be mainly of interest to students of Buddhism, and primarily those working in Chinese or Theravadin contexts \u2026' Callum Pearce, Mortality
The centrality of death rituals has rarely been documented in anthropologically informed studies of Buddhism. ]
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China Williams Ladwig Paperback
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
In-depth anthropological studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.
Paul Williams (Edited by), Patrice Ladwig (Edited by)
9781107667877, Cambridge University Press
Paperback, published 6 March 2014
312 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.42 kg
'\u2026 offers a carefully arranged selection of pieces on Buddhist funerary practices from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Sri Lanka \u2026 [Its] greatest strength is surely the level of substantive ethnographic detail it provides for a potentially overlooked area of Buddhist life in East and Southeast Asia, fleshed out through the implicit connections between chapters \u2026 will be mainly of interest to students of Buddhism, and primarily those working in Chinese or Theravadin contexts \u2026' Callum Pearce, Mortality
The centrality of death rituals has rarely been documented in anthropologically informed studies of Buddhism. ]
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