TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berkwitz,Stephen C.
AU  - 
TI  - Buddhism in world cultures: comparative perspectives 
T2  - ABC-CLIO religion in contemporary cultures series
SN  - 9781851097821
AV  - BQ316.B513.B833 2006 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Santa Barbara
PB  - ABC-CLIO
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Buddhism and culture
KW  - Nonfiction
N1  - 1 (pages 311-327) and index; The history of Buddhism in retrospect; Stephen C. Berkwitz --; Buddhism in Sri Lanka : practice, protest, and preservation; Stephen C. Berkwitz --; Buddhism in Burma : engagement with modernity; Juliane Schober --; Buddhism in Thailand : negotiating the modern age; Justin McDaniel --; Buddhism in Cambodia : rupture and continuity; Ashley Thompson --; Buddhism in China and Taiwan : the dimensions of contemporary Chinese Buddhism; Stuart Chandler --; Buddhism in Korea : decolonization, nationalism, and modernization; Pori Park --; Buddhism in Japan : the creation of traditions; Stephen G. Covell --; Buddhism in Tibet and Nepal : vicissitudes of traditions of power and merit; Nicolas Sihle --; Buddhism in the West : transplantation and innovation; Ellen Goldberg; 2
N2  - "A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change"--Publisher website (November 2007)
ER  -