The Sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey, Ian Mabbett.
The Sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey, Ian Mabbett.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N306.6943/ 2
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English
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Physical content
vii, 284 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The problem: asceticism and urban life -- 2. The social elite -- 3. Economic conditions -- 4. Urbanization, urbanism and the development of large-scale political structures -- 5. Brahmins and other competitors -- 6. Folk religion and cosmology: meeting of two thought worlds -- 7. The holy man --...
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"The Sociology of Early Buddhism tells how and why the early monks were able to exploit the social and political conditions of mid-first millennium northeastern India in such a way as to ensure the growth of Buddhism into a major world religion. Its readership lies both within Buddhist studies and more widely among historians, sociologists and anth...
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The Sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey, Ian Mabbett.
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Includes bibliography (p. 263-275) and index.
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N306.6943/ 2
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74VvlZKz86Wd
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0521831164 (hardback)
9780521831161
0521831164
9780521831161 (hardback)
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306.6943
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991017265419702626
