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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Ashley
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-18T09:35:52Z
dc.date.available2022-05-18T09:35:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54477
dc.description.abstractAmong one of the older sub-fields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Theravāda has been refined, and research has expanded beyond the analysis of canonical texts to examine contemporary cultural forms, social movements linked with meditation practices, material culture, and vernacular language texts. The Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism illustrates the growth and new directions of scholarship in the study of Theravāda Buddhism and is structured in four parts: Ideas/Ideals, Practices/Persons, Texts/Teachings, Images/Imaginations. Owing largely to the continued vitality of Theravāda Buddhist communities in countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as in diaspora communities across the globe, traditions associated with what is commonly (and fairly recently) called Theravāda attract considerable attention from scholars and practitioners around the world. An in-depth guide to the distinctive features of Theravāda, the Handbook will be an invaluable resource to provide structure and guidance for scholars and students of Asian Religion, Buddhism and in particular Theravāda Buddhism.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.otherBuddhism, Handbook, Theravādaen_US
dc.titleChapter 20 Iconsen_US
dc.title.alternativeStanding out from the Narrative in Theravādin Arten_US
dc.typechapter
oapen.identifier.doi10.4324/9781351026666-25en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bben_US
oapen.relation.isPartOfBook2881840d-b534-4e1e-8327-e79348e1a93een_US
oapen.relation.isFundedBy02c39681-1742-423f-aca2-f0fe21e278c5en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781138493933en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781032186726en_US
oapen.imprintRoutledgeen_US
oapen.pages23en_US
oapen.remark.publicFunder name: SOAS, University of London, UK


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