Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
Christianity and the State in Asia: Complicity and Conflict
1st Edition
Edited
By Julius Bautista, Francis Khek Gee Lim
May 09, 2012
Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities - such as charity, education and commentary on public morality - that may either converge or conflict with ...
An Introduction to Daoist Thought: Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi
1st Edition
By Eske Møllgaard
October 05, 2011
This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author introduces a complex reading that shows the ...
Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought
1st Edition
Edited
By Youru Wang
October 05, 2011
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 scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. This book contributes to this discussion by ...
Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods
1st Edition
Edited
By Pattana Kitiarsa
September 13, 2011
This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s ...