Buddhism, international relief work, and civil society
By: edited by Hiroko Kawanami and Geoffrey Samuel
Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: Buddhism; Charities; Social service; Disaster relief; Humanitarian assistance
Table of contents: title: Buddhism and International Aid : A Case Study from Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka / Elizabeth J. Harris; title: Thai Buddhists? : Encounters with International Relief Work in Post-Tsunami Thailand / Monica Lindberg Falk; title: Buddhism and Relief in Myanmar : Reflections on Relief as a Practice of Dāna / Carine Jaquet, Matthew Walton; title: Transnational Networks of Dharma and Development : International Aid by Japanese Buddhists and the Revival of Buddhism in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia / Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya; title: Implications of International Relief Work and Civil Society for Japanese Buddhists Affiliated with Traditional Denominations / Hiroko Kawanami; title: International Relief Work and Spirit Cultivation for Tzu Chi Members / Jung-Chang Wang; title: Buddhism and Relief Work in Mainland China and Hong Kong / Sik Faren; title: Constructing and Contesting Sacred Spaces : International Buddhist Assistance in Bodhgaya? / Kory Goldberg.