Nirvana for sale? Buddhism, Wealth, and the Dhammakaya Temple in Contemporary Thailand - Rachelle M. Scott
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What is the proper relationship between religion and prosperity? Rachelle M. Scott looks at this issue in a Thai Buddhist context, asking when the relationship between Buddhist piety and wealth is viewed in favorable terms and when it is viewed in terms of conflict and tension. Scott focuses on the Dhammakaµya Temple, an organization that has placed traditional Theravaµda practices, such as meditation and merit-making, within a modernist framework that encourages personal and social prosperity. The Temple's construction of a massive religious monument in the late 1990s embodied this message, but also sparked criticism of the Temple's wealth and fund-raising techniques and engendered debates over authentic Buddhism and religious authority. Scott situates this controversy within the context of postmodern Thailand and the Asian economic crisis when reevaluations of wealth, global capitalism, and "Asian values" occupied a preeminent place in Thai public discourse. źródło opisu: State University of New York Press, 2009 źródło okładki: http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4862-nirvana-for-sale.aspx
| liczba stron | 242 | ||
| kategoria | literatura faktu | ||
| słowa kluczowe | buddyzm | ||
| ISBN | 978-1438427843 | ||
| język | polski | ||
| data wydania | 2009 (data przybliżona) |
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