The sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey and Ian Mabbett.
"The Sociology of Early Buddhism tells how and why the early monks were able to exploit the social and political conditions of mid-first millennium northeastern India in such a way as to ensure the growth of Buddhism into a major world religion. Its readership lies both within Buddhist studies...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, U.K. :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Publisher description Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "The Sociology of Early Buddhism tells how and why the early monks were able to exploit the social and political conditions of mid-first millennium northeastern India in such a way as to ensure the growth of Buddhism into a major world religion. Its readership lies both within Buddhist studies and more widely among historians, sociologists and anthropologists of religion."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 284 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511488283 |