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Introduction: Legacies, Trajectories and Comparison in the Anthropology of Buddhism
Author Sihlé, Nicolas (著) ; Ladwig, Patrice (著)
Source Religion and Society: Advances in Research
Volumev.8
Date2017.09
Pages109 - 128
PublisherBerghahn Journals
Publisher Url https://www.berghahnjournals.com/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteSpecial Section: Toward a Comparative Anthropology of Buddhism
Keywordanthropology of Buddhism; Buddhist ritual; comparison; Mahāyāna Buddhism; reflexivity; religious field; tantric Buddhism; Theravāda Buddhism
AbstractThe anthropology of Buddhism may give the impression of already having a well-established lineage. However, understood as a collective endeavor bringing together specialists from different parts of the Buddhist world in a comparative spirit, it remains very much an emerging project. We outline in this introduction some of the striking features of the beginnings of this subfield, such as how it has undergone a process of emancipation from textualist interpretations of Buddhism, and survey some of its main thematic and analytic orientations, pointing in particular to its most substantial ‘long conversation’, on the structure and dynamics of Buddhist religious fields. Throughout, we focus primarily on the period following an assessment of the subfield made by David Gellner in 1990. Finally, we stress the importance and highlight the promise of a comparative anthropology of Buddhism that builds on a critical, reflexive examination of its central concepts.
Table of contentsThe Project of an "Anthropology of Buddhism" 109
"Buddhism" 110
‘Anthropology’ 112
The Trajectories of an Emerging Subfield 112
Early Approaches 112
Text-Centered Disciplines and the Anthropology of Buddhism 112
Thematic Emphases 114
Core Features 114
Key Peripheries—and Beyond 115
A Major ‘Long Conversation’ 116
Comparison 117
Global, Regional, and Intra-cultural Comparison—Within and Beyond Buddhism 118
Reflexivity in Comparison 120
Conclusion 121
ISSN21509298 (P); 21509301 (E)
DOI10.3167/arrs.2017.080107
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Created date2021.09.27



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