{"product_id":"curators-of-the-buddha-donald-s-lopez-jr-9780226493091","title":"Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism Under Colonialism","description":"\u003ci\u003eCurators of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e is the first critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West and the first work to bring the insights of colonial and postcolonial cultural studies to bear on this field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an overview of the origins of Buddhist studies in the early nineteenth century, the essays focus on important \"curators of the Buddha,\" such as Aurel Stein, D. T. Suzuki, and Carl Jung, who, as they created and maintained the discipline, played a significant role in disseminating knowledge about Buddhism in the West. The essays bring to life many of the important but unexamined social, political, and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies for more than a century--and have frequently distorted the understanding of a complex set of traditions. Contributors Charles Hallisey, Gustavo Benavides, Stanley Abe, Luis Gez, Robert Sharf, and Donald Lopez challenge some of the most enduring ideas in Buddhist studies: that Zen Buddhism is, above all, an experience; that Tibetan Buddhism is polluted, or pristine; that the Buddha image is of Greek or Roman origin; that the classical text supersedes the vernacular, as the manuscript supersedes the informant; and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald S. Lopez Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226493091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226493091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.12w x 0.70d","brand":"Donald S. Lopez Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913434824959,"sku":"9780226493091","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_29278d89-193b-4863-95a5-7892560b877a.jpg?v=1680620397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/curators-of-the-buddha-donald-s-lopez-jr-9780226493091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}