Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan, and...(展开全部)

In this book, Mark Blum offers a critical look at the thought and impact of the late 13th-century Buddhist historian Gyonen (1240-1321) and the emergent Pure Land school of Buddhism founded by Honen (1133-1212). Blum also provides a clear and fully annotated translation of Gyonen's Jodo homon genrusho, the first history of Pure Land Buddhism.

Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite limited in scope. In "The Power of Denial", Bernard Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly asking: does Buddhism offer women liberation or limitation? Continuing the innovative ...(展开全部)

Max Weber's ideas have had enormous influence in theoretical sociology. But what he wrote about Asia has more often been cited by specialists to illustrate his errors rather than to derive inspiration. This collection of essays both engages with Max Weber's work, and attempts to use his general approach, combined with detailed ethnography from Nepal and Japan, to attack critica...(展开全部)

宇文所安，一名斯蒂芬・欧文。1946年生于美国密苏里州圣路易斯市，长于美国南方小城。1959年移居巴尔的摩。在巴尔的摩公立图书馆里沉湎于诗歌阅读，并初次接触中国诗：虽然只是英文翻译，但他迅速决定与其发生恋爱，至今犹然。1972年获耶鲁大学东亚系博士学位，随即执教耶鲁大学。二十年后应聘哈佛，任教东亚东，比较文学系，现为詹姆斯・布莱恩特・柯南德特级教授。有著作数种（其中《初唐诗》、《盛唐诗》、《追忆》等已被译为中文），论文多篇。其人也，性乐烟酒，心好诗歌。简脱不持仪形，喜俳谐。自言其父尝忧其业中国待无以谋生，而后竟得自立，实属侥幸耳。

This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.

When Buddhism was introduced into China at about the beginning of the Christian era, the Chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, Buddhism in China has usually been discussed in terms of the Indianization of Chinese life and thought, but Kenneth Ch'en shows that as Indian ideas were gaining ground the Chinese were choosing among them and mo...(展开全部)

This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder...(展开全部)