"These accounts plunge us into the lives of some of the people Sarah LeVine became close to on four continents. In a northern Nigerian town we find orthodox Muslims trying - and failing - to ignore the thriving spirit possession cult in their midst. In a Mexican city women strug…
Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia
by Evans, Grant, Sihlé, Nicolas, Harris, Elizabeth J., Gayley, Holly, Kawanami, Hiroko, Thompson, Ashley, Starling, Jessica, Travagnin, Stefania, Fisher, Gareth, Chia, Jack Meng-Tat, Bernstein, Anya, Elison, William, Ledgerwood, Judy, High, Holly, Hewamanne, Sandya, Gellner, David N., LeVine, Sarah, Tannenbaum, Nicola, McLaughlin, Levi, Guthrie, Elizabeth, Marston, John, Jerryson, Michael, Kim, Hwansoo Ilmee, Ferguson, Jane M., MCMAHAN, DAVID L., Berkwitz, Stephen C., Nelson, John K., Baird, Ian G., Bell, Corey L., Bhutia, Kalzang Dorjee, Caple, Jane E., Craig, Sienna, Emmrich, Christoph, Farrelly, Paul J., Friedrich, Daniel G., Galmiche, Florence, Gamburd, Michele R., Graf, Tim, Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Amy, Jacoby, Sarah H., Johnson, Irving Chan, Kent, Daniel W., Kerekes, Susanne Ryuyin, Krawengit, Tongthida, Lee, Jun-Youb (JY), Leider, Jacques P., Letizia, Chiara, Makley, Charlene, Miller, Leigh, Nichols, Brian J., Pichler, Carina, Pinthongvijayakul, Visisya, Ritzinger, Justin R., (Ruiz), Roger Casas, Scott, Gregory A., Sheravanichkul, Arthid, Surendran, Gitanjali, Terrone, Antonio, Walters, Jonathan S.
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 mon…
This book describes in evocative detail the experiences and achievements of Nepalis who have adopted Theravada Buddhism. This form of Buddhism was introduced into Nepal from Burma and Sri Lanka in the 1930s, and its adherents have struggled for recognition and acceptance ever si…
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, raising provocative questions about "normal" child care. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities…