Buddhist Responses to Globalization.
Kalmanson, Leah.
Buddhist Responses to Globalization. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (183 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Globalization as Spatial, Cultural, and Economic Deterritorialization -- 1 Squaring Freedom with Equity: Challenging the Karma of the Globalization of Choice -- 2 Alice Walker, the Grand Mother, and a Buddhist-Womanist Response to Globalization -- 3 Religious Change as Glocalization: The Case of Shin Buddhism in Honolulu -- 4 From Topos to Utopia: Critical Buddhism, Globalization, and Ideology Criticism -- II: Normative Responses to Globalization -- 5 An Inexhaustible Storehouse for an Insurmountable Debt: A Buddhist Reading of Reparations -- 6 Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theologies: Fierce Compassion as a Mode of Justice -- 7 World, Nothing, and Globalization in Nishida and Nancy -- 8 A Zen Master Meets Contemporary Feminism: Reading Dōgen as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism--arguably the world's first transnational religion--is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world.
9780739180556
Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism.
Electronic books.
BQ4570.G56.B83 2014
Buddhist Responses to Globalization. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (183 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Globalization as Spatial, Cultural, and Economic Deterritorialization -- 1 Squaring Freedom with Equity: Challenging the Karma of the Globalization of Choice -- 2 Alice Walker, the Grand Mother, and a Buddhist-Womanist Response to Globalization -- 3 Religious Change as Glocalization: The Case of Shin Buddhism in Honolulu -- 4 From Topos to Utopia: Critical Buddhism, Globalization, and Ideology Criticism -- II: Normative Responses to Globalization -- 5 An Inexhaustible Storehouse for an Insurmountable Debt: A Buddhist Reading of Reparations -- 6 Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theologies: Fierce Compassion as a Mode of Justice -- 7 World, Nothing, and Globalization in Nishida and Nancy -- 8 A Zen Master Meets Contemporary Feminism: Reading Dōgen as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism--arguably the world's first transnational religion--is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world.
9780739180556
Globalization - Religious aspects - Buddhism.
Electronic books.
BQ4570.G56.B83 2014