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Animism among Western Buddhists
Author Capper, Daniel
Source Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volumev.17 n.1
Date2016.05
Pages30 - 48
PublisherRoutledge
Publisher Url https://www.routledge.com/
LocationAbingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteResearch article
KeywordAnimism; Buddhism; Vegetarianism -- Religious Aspects
AbstractMyriad instances of animist phenomena abound in the Buddhist world, but due to the outdated concepts of thinkers such as Edward Tylor, James George Frazer, and Melford Spiro, commonly scholars perceive this animism merely as the work of local religions, not as deriving from Buddhism itself. However, when one follows a number of contemporary scholars and employs a new, relational concept of animism that is based on respectful recognition of nonhuman personhoods, a different picture emerges. The works of Western Buddhists such as Stephanie Kaza, Philip Kapleau Roshi, and Gary Snyder express powerful senses of relational animism that arise specifically from Buddhist thought and practice. Recognizing the role of relational animism within Buddhism opens a new window on the dynamics of the tradition and this perspective can clarify issues such as the distribution of Buddhist (non)vegetarianism.
Table of contentsA revised understanding of animism 32
Stephanie Kaza 36
Philip Kapleau Roshi 40
Gary Snyder 42
Culinary conclusion 45
ISSN14639947 (P); 14767953 (E)
DOI10.1080/14639947.2016.1189130
Hits109
Created date2016.09.30
Modified date2017.07.17



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