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Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo

Paperback

Series: Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices

BuddhismGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0415365090
ISBN13: 9780415365093
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 19 2006
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.52
Language: English

Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the Buddha and current social and political developments in Sri Lanka. Gombrich explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the social and religious contexts against which Buddhism has developed and changed throughout history, demonstrating above all, how it has always influenced and been influenced by its social surroundings in a way which continues to this day.

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