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Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
Paul Williams
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
Paul Williams
Death rituals and Buddhist imagery of the afterlife have been central to the development and spread of Buddhism as a social and textual tradition. Bringing together ethnographic, historical and theoretically informed accounts, the book presents in-depth studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.
312 pages, 5 b/w illus. 4 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 6, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781107667877 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Genre | Religious Orientation > Buddhist |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 152 × 231 × 17 mm · 448 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Ladwig, Patrice |
Editor | Williams, Paul (University of Bristol) |
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