Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West

Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 0807854581
ISBN-13 : 9780807854587
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Download or read book Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West written by Judith Snodgrass and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Buddhism was introduced to the West during the World's Parliament of Religions, in the 1893 Columbian Exposition. In describing and analysing this event, this text challenges the view of Orientalism as a one-way process by which Asian cultures are understood through Western ideas.


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