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Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism
Author Lopez, Donald S., Jr.
Date1995.08
Pages304
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Publisher Url http://www.press.uchicago.edu/
LocationChicago, IL, US [芝加哥, 伊利諾伊州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
KeywordBuddhism; Study and teaching; Europe; North America; American Buddhism; Buddhism-study; Colonialism and Neocolonialism
AbstractCurators of the Buddha is the first critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West and the first work to bring the insights of colonial and postcolonial cultural studies to bear on this field.

After an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early nineteenth century, the essays focus on important "curators of the Buddha," such as Aurel Stein, D. T. Suzuki, and Carl Jung, who, as they created and maintained the discipline, played a significant role in disseminating knowledge about Buddhism in the West. The essays bring to life many of the important but unexamined social, political, and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies for more than a century—and have frequently distorted the understanding of a complex set of traditions. Contributors Charles Hallisey, Gustavo Benavides, Stanley Abe, Luis Gómez, Robert Sharf, and Donald Lopez challenge some of the most enduring ideas in Buddhist studies: that Zen Buddhism is, above all, an experience; that Tibetan Buddhism is polluted, or pristine; that the Buddha image is of Greek or Roman origin; that the classical text supersedes the vernacular, as the manuscript supersedes the informant; and many others.
Table of contentsIntroduction
Donald S. Lopez, Jr
1: Roads Taken and Not Taken in the Study of Theravada Buddhism
Charles Hallisey
2: Inside the Wonder House: Buddhist Art and the West
Stanley K. Abe
3: The Zen of Japanese Nationalism
Robert H. Sharf
4: Giuseppe Tucci, or Buddhology in the Age of Fascism
Gustavo Benavides
5: Oriental Wisdom and the Cure of Souls: Jung and the Indian East
Luis O. Gomez
6: Foreigner at the Lama's Feet
Donald S. Lopez, Jr
List of Contributors
ISBN9780226493091
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  1. Book Review: Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism, by Donald S. Lopez Jr. / Flügel, Peter (評論)
  2. Book Review: Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism, by Donald S. Lopez Jr. / Cort, John E. (評論)
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