{"product_id":"buddhism-and-ireland-laurence-cox-9781908049308","title":"Buddhism and Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-Culture and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eIreland and Buddhism have a long history. Shaped by colonialism, contested borders, religious wars, empire and massive diasporas, Irish people have encountered Asian Buddhism in many ways over fourteen centuries. From the thrill of travellers' tales in far-off lands to a religious alternative to Christianity, from the potential of anti-colonial solidarity to fears of 'going native', and from recent immigration to the secular spread of Buddhist meditation, Buddhism has meant many different things to people in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowledge of Buddhist Asia reached Ireland by the seventh century, with the first personal contact in the fourteenth - a tale remembered for five hundred years. The first Irish Buddhists appeared in the political and cultural crisis of the nineteenth century, in Dublin and the rural West, but also in Burma and Japan. Over the next hundred years, Buddhism competed with esoteric movements to become the alternative to mainstream religion. Since the 1960s, Buddhism has exploded to become Ireland's third-largest religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuddhism and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e is the first history of its subject, a rich and exciting story of extraordinary individuals and the journey of ideas across Europe and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908049308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908049308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Laurence Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939143647487,"sku":"9781908049308","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_66213d07-013e-40ee-ac21-c823f0b4ebbc.jpg?v=1681439750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buddhism-and-ireland-laurence-cox-9781908049308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}