The sociology of early Buddhism /
Bailey, Greg, 1948-
The sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey and Ian Mabbett. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; BUDDHISM AS PROCESS: THREE VERSIONS OF BUDDHISM; THE INCOMMENSURABILITY OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS; 1 The problem: asceticism and urban life; THE EMPEROR'S CLOTHES; TRADE, CITIES, CENTRALIZED STATES AND REMEMBERED TRIBALISM; LEGITIMATION OF COMMERCIAL VALUES; PROTEST AGAINST COMMERCIAL VALUES; LEGITIMATION OF CITY LIFE; PROTEST AGAINST CITY LIFE; LEGITIMATION OF THE CENTRALIZED STATE; PROTEST AGAINST THE CENTRALIZED STATE; LEGITIMATION OF POST-TRIBAL CULTURE; PROTEST AGAINST POST-TRIBAL CULTURE.
Early Buddhism flourished because it took up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions in the newly emergent Indian states from the fifth century BCE. This book begins with the apparent inconsistency of Buddhism, a renunciant movement surviving within a strong urban environment, and draws out the implications of this.
0511062966 9780511062964 0511071426 9780511071423 1280415541 9781280415548 9780511488283 0511488289
Buddhism--Social aspects--India.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--India.
Buddhism--History.--India, Northeastern
Buddhism--Social aspects--South Asia.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--South Asia.
Bouddhisme--Aspect social--Asie méridionale.
Médiation--Aspect religieux--Bouddhisme.
Vie religieuse et monastique--Bouddhisme--Asie méridionale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Buddhism.
Buddhism--Social aspects.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
India.
India, Northeastern.
Electronic books.
History.
BQ4570.S6 / B35 2003eb
306.6943
The sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey and Ian Mabbett. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; BUDDHISM AS PROCESS: THREE VERSIONS OF BUDDHISM; THE INCOMMENSURABILITY OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS; 1 The problem: asceticism and urban life; THE EMPEROR'S CLOTHES; TRADE, CITIES, CENTRALIZED STATES AND REMEMBERED TRIBALISM; LEGITIMATION OF COMMERCIAL VALUES; PROTEST AGAINST COMMERCIAL VALUES; LEGITIMATION OF CITY LIFE; PROTEST AGAINST CITY LIFE; LEGITIMATION OF THE CENTRALIZED STATE; PROTEST AGAINST THE CENTRALIZED STATE; LEGITIMATION OF POST-TRIBAL CULTURE; PROTEST AGAINST POST-TRIBAL CULTURE.
Early Buddhism flourished because it took up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions in the newly emergent Indian states from the fifth century BCE. This book begins with the apparent inconsistency of Buddhism, a renunciant movement surviving within a strong urban environment, and draws out the implications of this.
0511062966 9780511062964 0511071426 9780511071423 1280415541 9781280415548 9780511488283 0511488289
Buddhism--Social aspects--India.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--India.
Buddhism--History.--India, Northeastern
Buddhism--Social aspects--South Asia.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--South Asia.
Bouddhisme--Aspect social--Asie méridionale.
Médiation--Aspect religieux--Bouddhisme.
Vie religieuse et monastique--Bouddhisme--Asie méridionale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Buddhism.
Buddhism--Social aspects.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
India.
India, Northeastern.
Electronic books.
History.
BQ4570.S6 / B35 2003eb
306.6943
