Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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