Sarah-Jane Page, Ph.D. (2010), University of Nottingham, is Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University. She has published extensively on religion in relation to gender and sexuality, in journals and edited collections. She co-wrote the monograph, Religious & Sexual Identities: A Multi-faith Exploration of Young Adults (Ashgate, 2013).
Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip, Ph.D. (1995), University of Surrey, is Professor of Sociology at University of Nottingham. He has published numerous monographs, edited volumes, and journal articles on religion and sexuality, including the co-authored Cosmopolitan Dharma: Race, Sexuality, and Gender in British Buddhism (Brill, 2016).
摘要
There is currently an acute lack of scholarly engagement with Buddhism and youth. Based on ground-breaking empirical research, Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys explores the stories of young Buddhists, through a rich analysis of their lived experiences. Page and Yip explore their journeying into Buddhism, their Buddhist belief and practice, their management of sexuality, and their social positioning in relation to family and kin, friendship networks, youth culture, and occupational aspirations. Using lived religion as a theoretical lens, and bringing into dialogue research on Buddhism and youth, Understanding Young Buddhists convincingly demonstrates the resourcefulness and creativity of young Buddhists in developing ethics for life, as they negotiate the diverse challenges and opportunities in their journeys of life.
目次
Preliminary Material i - ix Situating the Study 1 - 17 Journeying to Buddhism 18 - 47 Understanding and Practising Buddhism 48 - 72 Interweaving Spirituality and Sexuality 73 - 102 Living Out Buddhism in the Wider World 103 - 140 Studying Young Buddhists: Lessons Learned 141 - 159 Appendix 161 - 165 Bibliography 166 - 186 Index 187 - 194
