Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
Download or Read eBook Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China PDF written by Paul Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Paul Williams |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2012-04-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107003880 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107003881 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China by : Paul Williams
Book excerpt: 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.
