The gods drink whiskey : stumbling toward enlightenment in the land of the tattered Buddha / Stephen...
The gods drink whiskey : stumbling toward enlightenment in the land of the tattered Buddha / Stephen...
The gods drink whiskey : stumbling toward enlightenment in the land of the tattered Buddha / Stephen T. Asma.
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Publisher
San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N294.34/ 20
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
A preface on pop-Buddhists and academics -- Introduction : getting my hands dirty -- 1. The ring of Gyges : living in Cambodia with impunity and hedonism -- 2. Reason for the few, magic for the many? : monkey gods and penis worship -- 3. "My God can beat up your God" : missionaries -- 4. "Britney Sp...
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Publisher
San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"The oldest and purest form of Buddhism, Theravada, once flourished in Southeast Asia, and Asma scours the countryside to find its traces. He climbs mountains to meditate in temples housing golden Buddhas and treks through jungles in pilgrimage to sites swallowed up by overgrown banyan trees. What he finds has little in common with the popular form...
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The gods drink whiskey : stumbling toward enlightenment in the land of the tattered Buddha / Stephen T. Asma.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N294.34/ 20
Record Identifier
74VKqZ6xv8Ld
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqZ6xv8Ld
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ISBN
0060723955 (cloth)
9780060723958 (cloth)
DDC
294.34
MMS ID
991020138509702626
