Asian Religions

This book explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of the relationship between religion, technology and science in South and East Asia. These three areas are not seen as monolithic entities, but as discursive fields embedded in dynamic processes of cultural exchange and transformation, ..

This book explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of the relationship between religion, technology and science in South and East Asia. These three areas are not seen as monolithic entities, but as discursive fields embedded in dynamic processes of cultural exchange and transformation, ..

Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought engages students with anecdotes, primary and secondary sources, an accessible writing style, and a clear historical approach...

This book, based on extensive original research, examines Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines, where it is flourishing. However, the book shows that young people are often adopting a different, more individualised approach to Catholicism centred around a personal and experiential relationshi..

This book, based on extensive original research, examines Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines, where it is flourishing. However, the book shows that young people are often adopting a different, more individualised approach to Catholicism centred around a personal and experiential relationshi..

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This is an international business study of Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia. It examines business practices within a political, cultural, economic and religious context. Analysing the business environments, economics and government practices of the region, it provides a deeper understanding of the ..

This book focuses on one of the few Chinese deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion, Zhenwu or the Perfected Warrior. Investigating the complicated means by which various social and political groups contested with each other in appropriating cultural-religious symbols, it shows how,..

This book focuses on one of the few Chinese deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion, Zhenwu or the Perfected Warrior. Investigating the complicated means by which various social and political groups contested with each other in appropriating cultural-religious symbols, it shows how,..

This book looks at the diverse models of healing that interplay with culture and religion in Asia. Cutting across several Asian regions from Hong Kong to mainland China, Tibet, India, and Japan, it addresses healing from a broader perspective and reflects a fresh new outlook on the complexities of A..

This book looks at the diverse models of healing that interplay with culture and religion in Asia. Cutting across several Asian regions from Hong Kong to mainland China, Tibet, India, and Japan, it addresses healing from a broader perspective and reflects a fresh new outlook on the complexities of A..

This book is the study of the encounter between Western scholasticism and one classical Indian tradition of religious thought and practice: the Vedanta. It challenges existing parallels with modern philosophy of religion and forms of theism. It argues instead that there is an affinity between schola..