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Little Buddhas: Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions

Little Buddhas: Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions

Paperback

Series: AAR Religion, Culture, and History

Buddhism

ISBN10: 0199945616
ISBN13: 9780199945610
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 19 2012
Pages: 552
Weight: 1.82
Height: 1.21 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Consideration of children in the academic field of Religious Studies is taking root, but Buddhist Studies has yet to take notice. Little Buddhas brings together a wide range of scholarship and expertise to address the question of what role children have played in Buddhist literature, in particular historical contexts, and what role they continue to play in specific Buddhist contexts today. The volume is divided into two parts, one addressing the representation of children in Buddhist texts, the other children and childhoods in Buddhist cultures around the world. The ground-breaking contributions in this volume challenge the perception of irreconcilable differences between Buddhist idealism and family ties. Little Buddhas will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Buddhism and Childhood Studies, and a catalyst for further research on the topic.

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