Description: Essential Guide to Buddhism, Paperback by Gillson, Gwendolyn (EDT), ISBN 1350385034, ISBN-13 9781350385030, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Beginning with an overview of Buddhism, this book explores the religion's origins in northern India and Nepal, through to its development and spread across Asia, to its vibrant and sometimes contradictory present. Th covers key topics in the study of Buddhism, including its rituals and its scriptures, meditation and monasticism, and death and afterlife. Th also includes contemporary issues such as Buddhism and economics and socially engaged Buddhism. Over 70 illustrations are included throughout, and each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts. The chapters in this book were first published in the collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America's diverse religious traditions, this collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and s for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at
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Book Title: Essential Guide to Buddhism
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Essential Guide to Buddhism
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Buddhism / History, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Rituals & Practice
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2024
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.6 in
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Gwendolyn Gillson
Item Width: 6.7 in
Series: The Essential Guides to Religion Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
