The Bailey, Greg 1948- creator Mabbett, Ian W. text bibliography Electronic books. History. enk Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2003 monographic eng 1 online resource (1 volume) 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. 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. Greg Bailey and Ian Mabbett. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index. a-ii--- Buddhism Social aspects India Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) India Buddhism India, Northeastern History 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 BQ4570.S6 B35 2003eb 306.6943 Bailey, Greg, 1948- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (OCoLC)52946385 0511062966 9780511062964 0511071426 9780511071423 1280415541 9781280415548 9780511488283 0511488289 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=120532 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=120532 N$T 050113 20200709055117.0 ocm57417976 eng