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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Leah Kalmanson and James Mark Shields - Contributions by Peter D. Hershock; Carolyn M. Jones Medine; Ugo Dessi; Melanie L. Harris; John W. M. Krummel and Erin McCarthy Klappentext This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism-arguably the world's first transnational religion-is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world. Zusammenfassung This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism—arguably the world’s first transnational religion—is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, James Mark Shields and Leah KalmansonPart I: Globalization as Spatial, Cultural, and Economic Deterritorialization1) Squaring Freedom with Equity: Challenging the Karma of the Globalization of Choice, Peter D. Hershock2) Alice Walker, the Grand Mother, and a Buddhist-Womanist Response to Globalization, Carolyn M. Jones Medine3) Religious Change as Glocalization: The Case of Shin Buddhism in Honolulu, Ugo Dessì4) From Topos to Utopia: Critical Buddhism, Globalization, and Ideology Criticism, James Mark ShieldsPart II: Normative Responses to Globalization5) An Inexhaustible Storehouse for an Insurmountable Debt: A Buddhist Reading of Reparations, Leah Kalmanson6) Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theologies: Fierce Compassion as a Mode of Justice, Melanie L. Harris7) World, Nothing, and Globalization in Nishida and Nancy, John W. M. Krummel8) A Zen Master Meets Contemporary Feminism: Reading D¿gen as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy, Erin McCarthy
