| Description |
1 online resource ( 256 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction, Richard K. Payne (Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, USA) and Fabio Rambelli (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) -- Part I: Historical Studies -- 1. Monastic Capitalism? The inclusiveness of Tibetan monastic Institutions, William K. Dewey (independent scholar) -- 2. Economic Prosperity as Reputation Management in Early South Asian Buddhism, Matthew Milligan (Visiting Assistant Professor at Trinity University, San Antonio, USA) -- 3. The Mystery of Wealth and the Role of Divinities: The Economy in Pre-Modern Japanese Fiction and Practice, Fabio Rambelli (University of California, Santa Barbara) -- Part II: Contemporary Studies -- 4. Branding Mindfulness and Reiki as Secular Therapies: Three Economic Models, by Candy Brown (Indiana University, USA) -- 5. Buddhist Mediascapes: How Buddhism is Marketed to Chinese Youth Online, by Courtney Bruntz (Doane University, Nebraska) -- 6. Transmission and Transformation: Buddhist Traditions in Contemporary Mental Health Economies in the United States, Ira Helderman (Vanderbilt University, USA) -- 7. Perceiving Authenticity: Online Travel Reviews of Buddhist Tourist Destinations in China,Kendall Marchman (University of Georgia, USA) -- 8. Scrambled Eggs: At the Intersection of Knowledge Economies and Buddhist Economies, by Scott Mitchell (Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, USA) -- 9. Small Business Capitalism: Women Small Business Kuan Im followers in Thailand, Mark Speece (Mahidol University, Thailand) and Jitnisa Roenjun (busines owner in Bangkok, Thailand) -- 10. Economics of Buddhist 'Connectionwork': Analyzing the spread and expansion of Buddhism in the global market economy, Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Part III: Theoretical Reflections -- 11. A Part of or Apart from Globalization? The Ambivalent Relationship between Buddhism and Modern Capitalism, Lionel Obadia (University of Lyon, France) -- 12. Bad Consumption -- Good Buddhism? New Entanglements in the Age of Turbo-Capitalism, Inken Prohl (Heidelberg University, Germany) |
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13. Towards a Buddhist Critique of Capitalism, James Mark Shields (Bucknell University, Pennsylvania) -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily |
| Subject |
Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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Communism and Buddhism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bloomsbury (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781350228368 |
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1350228362 |
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1350228354 |
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9781350228344 |
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1350228346 |
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9781350228351 |
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