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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

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Forthcoming Books

  1. 'Yogini' in South Asia: Interdisciplinary Approaches
    Edited by István Keul
    To Be Published June 16th 2013
  2. Postcolonial Resistance and Asian Theology
    By Simon Kwan
    To Be Published August 31st 2013
  3. The Confucian Philosophy of Harmony
    By Chenyang Li
    To Be Published October 30th 2013

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