Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
| Author | : Paul Williams |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2012-04-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107003880 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107003881 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (881 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China by : Paul Williams
Download or read book Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China 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. 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.
