{"product_id":"the-buddhas-midwife-john-s-haller-9781637700419","title":"The Buddha's Midwife: Paul Carus and the Spread of Buddhism in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBetween the Parliament of Religions which met in Chicago in 1893 at the time of the Columbian Exposition, and World War I, Asian religions and philosophies made a significant impact on the United States, causing a profound change in thinking about them, including their relevance to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e More so than any other religion, Buddhism became a crutch for those who, in the final decades of the nineteenth century, became disillusioned with Christianity's claim to superiority over all other faiths. Like so many intellectuals at the time, Carus was seeking a path from the older theologies into a new secular world and its uncertain future. Through \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha's Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Carus not only brought elements of Buddhism to the United States, but much of the Western world. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book was written to recount the journey of one of the principal contributors to the spread of Buddhist thinking in American thought and culture. Now, reissued for the first time since its original publishing, \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha's Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e returns to excite and inspire new audiences. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Haller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637700415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637700419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"John S. Haller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067995549951,"sku":"9781637700419","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d7282a1-e406-4440-bc33-22d602f383ca.jpg?v=1685416497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-buddhas-midwife-john-s-haller-9781637700419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}