Monks, money, and morality : the balancing act of contemporary Buddhism / edited by Christoph Brumann, Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko, and Beata Świtek

• HerausgeberIn: Brumann, Christoph 1962-; Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia; Świtek, Beata
• Place / Publishing House: London, New York, Oxford, New Delhi, Sydney : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
• Publicatiejaar: 2021
• Taal: English
• Fysieke beschrijving: viii, 255 Seiten; Illustrationen
• Aantekeningen: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke; Includes bibliographical references and index

"This book dispels popular understandings of Buddhism as a religion that emphasizes the renunciation of worldly goods, by examining how Buddhist temples and the monastic community (the sangha) require tangible resources in order to sustain themselves. The first book to focus on the material and...