Home > Books & Publications > Books by Title A-Z >

Different Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative Historical Introduction
By: Carl Olson

Different Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative Historical Introduction <br> By: Carl Olson


 
Our Price: $29.95
Author: Carl Olson
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780813535623


Product Code: 13404
Qty:

Description About the author Contents
 
For centuries, Buddhist teachers and laypeople have used stories, symbols, cultural metaphors, and anecdotes to teach and express their religious views. In this introductory textbook, Carl Olson draws on these narrative traditions to detail the development of Buddhism from the life of the historical Buddha to the present.

The book offers a comprehensive introduction to the main branches of the Buddhist tradition in both the Mahayana and Theravada schools, including the Madhyamika school, the Yogacara school, Pure Land devotionalism, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and village folk Buddhist traditions. Chapters explore the life and teachings of the Buddha in historical context, the early development and institutionalization of Buddhism, its geographic spread across Asia and eventually to the United States, philosophy and ethics, the relationship between monks and laity, political and ethical implications, the role of women in the Buddhist tradition, and contemporary reinterpretations of Buddhism.

Drawn from decades of classroom experience, this creative and ambitious text combines expert scholarship and engaging stories that offer much-needed perspective to the existing literature on the topic.

Different Paths of Buddhism, Carl Olson, Rutgers University Press, Paperback, 2005, 289 Pages, $29.95



Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review

Browse for more products in the same category as this item:

Books & Publications > Books by Title A-Z
Books & Publications