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Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community |
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Cassaniti, Julia (著)
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| Date | 2015.12.18 |
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| Pages | 232 |
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| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
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https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/
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| Location | Ithaca, NY, US [伊薩卡, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: Associate Professor of Anthropology at Washington State University |
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| Abstract | In Living Buddhism, Julia Cassaniti explores Buddhist ideas of impermanence, nonattachment, and intention as they are translated into everyday practice in contemporary Thailand. Although most lay people find these philosophical concepts difficult to grasp, Cassaniti shows that people do in fact make an effort to comprehend them and integrate them as guides for their everyday lives. In doing so, she makes a convincing case that complex philosophical concepts are not the sole property of religious specialists and that ordinary lay Buddhists find in them a means for dealing with life’s difficulties. More broadly, the book speaks to the ways that culturally informed ideas are part of the psychological processes that we all use to make sense of the world around us.
In an approachable first-person narrative style that combines interview and participant-observation material gathered over the course of two years in the community, Cassaniti shows how Buddhist ideas are understood, interrelated, and reinforced through secular and religious practices in everyday life. She compares the emotional experiences of Buddhist villagers with religious and cultural practices in a nearby Christian village. Living Buddhism highlights the importance of change, calmness (as captured in the Thai phrase jai yen, or a cool heart), and karma; Cassaniti’s narrative untangles the Thai villagers’ feelings and problems and the solutions they seek. |
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| Table of contents | Front Matter i
Table of Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Central Characters xiii
Key Terms xv
Prologue 1
Introduction: A world of change 6
Part I. Emotion
Cool hearts 35
Heat 60
Part II. Attachment
Letting go 87
Holding on 118
Part III Karma
Cause and effect 149
Conclusion: Acting Apart 175
Glossary 187
References 191
Index 203 |
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| ISBN | 9780801454004 (hc); 9780801456718 (pbk) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community by Julia Cassaniti / Patton, Thomas Nathan
- Book Review: Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community by Julia Cassaniti / Cook, Joanna (評論)
- Book Review: Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community by Julia Cassaniti / Terwiel, Barend Jan (評論)
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| Created date | 2023.07.13 |
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| Modified date | 2023.07.13 |
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