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Curators of the Buddha - The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Curators of the Buddha - The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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"Curators of the Buddha" is the first critical history of the study
of Buddhism in the West and the first work to bring the insights of
colonial and postcolonial cultural studies to bear on this field.
After an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early
nineteenth century, the essays focus on important "curators of the
Buddha," such as Aurel Stein, D. T. Suzuki, and Carl Jung, who, as
they created and maintained the discipline, played a significant
role in disseminating knowledge about Buddhism in the West. The
essays bring to life many of the important but unexamined social,
political, and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of
Buddhist studies for more than a century--and have frequently
distorted the understanding of a complex set of traditions.
Contributors Charles Hallisey, Gustavo Benavides, Stanley Abe, Luis
Gomez, Robert Sharf, and Donald Lopez challenge some of the most
enduring ideas in Buddhist studies: that Zen Buddhism is, above
all, an experience; that Tibetan Buddhism is polluted, or pristine;
that the Buddha image is of Greek or Roman origin; that the
classical text supersedes the vernacular, as the manuscript
supersedes the informant; and many others.
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