Teaching Buddhism: New Insights on Understanding and Presenting the Traditions (AAR Teaching Religious Studies)

Synopsis

This Volume Explores The Ways That Leading Scholars Of Buddhism Are Updating, Revising, And Correcting Widely Accepted Understandings Of, And Instruction On Buddhist Traditions. Each Essay Presents New Insight On Buddhist Thought In Such A Way That It Can Be Easily Applied To University And Monastic Courses. Updating Perennial Course Subjects -- Reimagining The Content Of Buddhism -- Issues In Teaching, Practice, And Connecting Students With The Tradition -- Buddhism And The American Context -- Buddhism In New Academic Fields. Edited By Todd Lewis, Gary Deangelis. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.