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Spiritual Capital and Religious Evolution: Buddhist Values and Transactions in Historical and Contemporary Perspective |
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Borup, Jørn
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Journal of Global Buddhism
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| Volume | v.20 |
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| Date | 2019 |
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| Pages | 49 - 68 |
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| Publisher | Journal of Global Buddhism |
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https://www.unilu.ch/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/institutes-departements-and-research-centres/department-for-the-study-of-religions/
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| Location | Lucerne, Switzerland |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author affiliation: Aarhus University |
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| Keyword | Sangha; capital; economy; materiality; evolution; hermeneutics |
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| Abstract | This article analyzes the historical and contemporary relations between Buddhism, economy, and materiality. It shows how, on the one hand, the sangha has been a preconditioning catalyst for and continuous generator of economic development, while, on the other hand, economic transactions and wealth generation have been preconditioning contexts for the development and maintenance of the Buddhist sangha. This is argued for by referring to two modes of economic transactions: a “secular economy,” a byproduct of the sangha’s engagement with the secular world, and a “religious economy,” based on economic transactions related to Buddhist ideas, practices, objects, and institutions. Max Weber’s ideas of the “Protestant ethic” and Robert Bellah’s model of religious evolution are used as theoretical frameworks to analyze possible correspondences between religion, economy, and cultural evolution. It is suggested that Buddhism has also played a significant role in economic and civilizational development in (especially East) Asia. |
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| Table of contents | Religion and the origin of capitalism 50
Beyond Weberian Buddhism 51
Sangha and economy 52
Economy generating aspects: sangha and secular economy 52
Sangha and the sacred economy 55
Archaic Buddhism 56
Post-axial responses 58
Adaptation and transformation 58
a. Cosmologizing this-worldliness, sacralizing materiality 59
b. De-sacralizing: “Buddhist ascetic ethics” 60
c. Converting capitals 61
Conclusion 62
Corresponding author: 64
References 65
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| ISSN | 15276457 (E) |
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| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3238217 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.07 |
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