Understanding Young Buddhists - Living Out Ethical Journeys

Understanding Young Buddhists offers a rich analysis of young Buddhists' lived experiences. It explores their journeying into Buddhism, belief and practice, sexuality, and positioning in diverse social contexts. It demonstrates the resourcefulness of young Buddhists in developing ethics for life.

About the author

Sarah-Jane Page, Ph.D. (2010), University of Nottingham, is Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University. She has published extensively on religion in relation to gender and sexuality, in journals and edited collections. She co-wrote the monograph, Religious & Sexual Identities: A Multi-faith Exploration of Young Adults (Ashgate, 2013).

Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip, Ph.D. (1995), University of Surrey, is Professor of Sociology at University of Nottingham. He has published numerous monographs, edited volumes, and journal articles on religion and sexuality, including the co-authored Cosmopolitan Dharma: Race, Sexuality, and Gender in British Buddhism (Brill, 2016).

Product details

• Authors: Sarah-Jane Page, Andrew Yip
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9789004338067
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33806-7
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: International Studies in Relig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories