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1. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West

   Between Mind and Body

   Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
2. Japanese Religions and Globalization

   By Ugo Dessì

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book analyzes the variety of ways through which Japanese religions (Buddhism, Shinto, and new religious movements) contribute to the dynamics of accelerated globalization in recent decades. It looks at how Japanese religions provide material to cultural global flows, thus acting as carriers of...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Buddha and Religious Diversity

   By J. Abraham Velez de Cea

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Providing a rigorous analysis of Buddhist ways of understanding religious diversity, this book develops a new foundation for cross-cultural understanding of religious diversity in our time. Examining the complexity and uniqueness of Buddha’s approach to religious pluralism using four main...

   Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
4. Christianity in Contemporary China

   Socio-cultural Perspectives

   Edited by Francis Khek Gee Lim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Christianity is one of the fastest growing religions in China. Despite its long history in China and its significant indigenization or intertwinement with Chinese society and culture, Christianity continues to generate suspicion among political elites and intense debates among broader communities...

   Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
5. Christianity and the State in Asia

   Complicity and Conflict

   Edited by Julius Bautista, Francis Khek Gee Lim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities - such as charity, education and commentary on public morality - that may either converge or conflict with...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought

   Edited by Youru Wang

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   The striking parallels between Derrida’s deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought, especially in Buddhism and Daoism, have attracted much attention from scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. This book contributes to this discussion by...

   Published October 6th 2011 by Routledge
7. An Introduction to Daoist Thought

   Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi

   By Eske Møllgaard

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author introduces a complex reading that shows the...

   Published October 6th 2011 by Routledge
8. Religious Commodifications in Asia

   Marketing Gods

   Edited by Pattana Kitiarsa

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s...

   Published September 14th 2011 by Routledge