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100 _aKalmanson, Leah,
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245 0 0 _aBuddhist responses to globalization /
_cedited by Leah Kalmanson and James Mark Shields
264 1 _aLanham, Maryland :
_bLexington Books,
_c2014.
300 _axiv, 167 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 _aPart I: Globalization as Spatial, Cultural, and Economic Deterritorialization -- 1) Squaring Freedom with Equity: Challenging the Karma of the Globalization of Choice, Peter D. Hershock -- 2) Alice Walker, the Grand Mother, and a Buddhist- Womanist Response to Globalization, Carolyn M. Jones Medine -- 3) Religious Change as Glocalization: The Case of Shin Buddhism in Honolulu, Ugo Dessi -- 4) From Topos to Utopia: Critical Buddhism, Globalization, and Ideology Criticism, James Mark Shields -- Part II: Normative Responses to Globalization -- 5) An Inexhaustible Storehouse for an Insurmountable Debt: A Buddhist Reading of Reparations, Leah Kalmanson - - 6) Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theologies: Fierce Compassion as a Mode of Justice, Melanie L. Harris -- 7) World, Nothing, and Globalization in Nishida and Nancy, John W.M. Krummel -- 8) A Zen Master Meets Contemporary Feminism: Reading Dogen as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy, Erin McCarthy.
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520 _aThis interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From various philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism -- arguably the world's first transnational religion -- is a rich resource for navigating today's interconnected world. Buddhist Responses to Globalization addresses globalization as a contemporary phenomenon, marked by economic, cultural, and political deterritorialization, and also proposes concrete strategies for improving global conditions in light of these facts. Topics include Buddhist analyses of both capitalist and materialist economies; Buddhist religious syncretism in highly multicultural areas such as Honolulu; the changing face of Buddhism through the work of public intellectuals such as Alice Walker; and Buddhist responses to a range of issues including reparations and restorative justice, economic inequality, spirituality and political activism, cultural homogenization and nihilism, and feminist critique. In short, the book looks to bring Buddhist ideas and practices into direct and meaningful, yet critical, engagement with both the facts and theories of globalization
650 0 _aBuddhism
_xDoctrines
650 0 _aBuddhism
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aGlobalization
_xReligious aspects
_xBuddhism
700 1 _aShields, James Mark,
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