Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality: New Approaches

book: Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2019

Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality

New Approaches

Edited by: Birgit Kellner

Volume 64 in the series Religion and Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110413083

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For over 2500 years, Buddhism was implicated in processes of cultural interaction that in turn shaped Buddhist doctrines, practices and institutions. While the cultural plurality of Buddhism has often been remarked upon, the transcultural processes that constitute this plurality, and their long-term effects, have scarcely been studied as a topic in their own right. The contributions to this volume present detailed case studies ranging across different time periods, regions and disciplines, and they address methodological challenges as well as theoretical problems. In addition to casting a spotlight on topics as diverse as the role of trade contacts in the early spread of Buddhism, the hybrid nature of religious practices in Japan or Indo-Tibetan relations in Tibetan polemical literature, the individual papers jointly raise the question as to whether there might be something distinct about how Buddhism steers and influences forms of cultural exchange, and is in turn shaped by modalities of cultural interaction throughout Asian, as well as global, history. The volume is intended to demonstrate the need for investigating transcultural dynamics more closely in the study of Buddhism, and to suggest new avenues for Buddhist Studies.

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Birgit Kellner, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
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1. Introduction Birgit Kellner Open Access Download PDF	1
2. Buddhism in the West? Buddhist Indian Sailors on Socotra (Yemen) and the Role of Trade Contacts in the Spread of Buddhism Ingo Strauch Open Access Download PDF	15
3. Non-Buddhist Customs of Buddhist People: Visual and Archaeological Evidence from North-West Pakistan Anna Filigenzi Open Access Download PDF	53
4. Translation, Transcription, and What Else? Some Basic Characteristics of Chinese Buddhist Translation as a Cultural Contact between India and China, with Special Reference to Sanskrit ārya and Chinese sheng Toru Funayama Open Access Download PDF	85
5. Stone Hymn – The Buddhist Colophon of 579 Engraved on Mount Tie, Shandong Lothar Ledderose Open Access Download PDF	101
6. “To Overcome the Tyranny of Time”: Stars, Buddhas, and the Arts of Perfect Memory at Mt. Asama Anna Andreeva Open Access Download PDF	119
7. In the Footprints of the Buddha: Ceylon and the Quest for the Origin of Buddhism in Early Modern Japan – A Minor Episode in the History of the Japanese Imagination of India Fabio Rambelli Open Access Download PDF	151
8. From Geographical Periphery to Conceptual Centre: The Travels of Ngagchang Shakya Zangpo and the Discovery of Hyolmo Identity Davide Torri Open Access Download PDF	169
9. Indo-Tibetan Relations in Tibetan Polemical Discourse: Reconsidering Cultural Dynamics between Tradition and Innovation Markus Viehbeck Open Access Download PDF	201
10. Revisiting the Emic Perspective: Lessons to Be Learnt from the Worldly–Other-Worldly Distinction in Tibet and Beyond Jonathan Samuels Open Access Download PDF	225
Index Open Access Download PDF	261

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in Anthropology, Religious, Buddhist, Chinese, South Asian, Japanese, and Tibetan Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
- Coloured Illustrations: 18
Keywords: Transculturality; History of Religion; Cultural Interaction; Buddhism

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Published: October 8, 2019
ISBN: 9783110413083

Hardcover

Published: October 8, 2019
ISBN: 9783110411539