A Complex Web

By Ali Riaz

In an unprecedented show of force, organization and skill, two proscribed Islamist militant organizations exploded more than 450 bombs within a span of less than...

Published December 6th 2007 by Routledge.

Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth

Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins

By Rita Langer

In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social...

Published July 16th 2007 by Routledge.

The Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami

When Knowledge Meets Devotion

By Ravi M. Gupta

The Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition is famous for its depth of devotion to Krishna, the blue-hued Deity. Chaitanya Vaishnavas are known for having refined the practice...

Published April 30th 2007 by Routledge.

The Origin of Buddhist Meditation

By Alexander Wynne

Having identified early material that goes back to the Buddha himself, the author argues that the two teachers of the Buddha were historical figures. Based...

Published April 19th 2007 by Routledge.

Explorations in Daoism

Medicine and Alchemy in Literature

By Ho Peng Yoke

The Daoist canon is the definitive fifteenth century compilation of texts concerning ritual, alchemical and meditation practices within Daoist religion. Many of these texts are...

Published March 1st 2007 by Routledge.

Edited by Youru Wang

The striking parallels between Derrida’s deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought, especially in Buddhism and Daoism, have attracted much attention from...

Published February 23rd 2007 by Routledge.

The Biographies of Rechungpa

The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography

By Peter Alan Roberts

This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how...

Published February 23rd 2007 by Routledge.

Towards an Understanding of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke

By Rory Mackenzie

Vastly different in belief and practice, two new Buddhist religious movements in Thailand, namely the Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke emerged in Thailand in...

Published December 18th 2006 by Routledge.

Christian Inculturation and State Control, 1720-1850

By Lars Peter Laamann

Following the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China's Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. The ensuing isolation forced China's Christian...

Published November 9th 2006 by Routledge.

By Paul Dundas

Examining the history and intellectual activity of the medieval Svetambara Jain renunciant order, the Tapa Gaccha, this book focuses on the consolidation by the Tapa...

Published November 7th 2006 by Routledge.