Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia by Samuels, Jeffrey (Editor)/ Mcdaniel, Justin Thomas (Editor)/ Rowe, Mark Michael (Editor) - 2016

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. No markings. Mylar covered dust jacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Hardback. New. This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers will encounter artists, psychologists, social workers, part-time priests, healers, and librarians as well as charlatans, hucksters, profiteers, and rabble-rousers-all whose lives reflect changes in modern Buddhism even as they themselves shape the course of these changes.

Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 218 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.