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Right Development : The Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand by Juliana Essen (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-100739109375
ISBN-139780739109373
eBay Product ID (ePID)45108627
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRight Development : the Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand
SubjectBuddhism / History, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Economics / General, Buddhism / Sacred Writings
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Business & Economics
AuthorJuliana Essen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-002242
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal294.3/373/09593
Table Of ContentChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Context: Thai Buddhism(s) Chapter 3 Setting: Srisa Asoke Buddhist Center Chapter 4 Building the Individual Chapter 5 Building Community Chapter 6 Building (Thai) Society Chapter 7 A Day in the Life of Four Women Chapter 8 Building the World: Lessons in "Right Development" Chapter 9 Epilogue Chapter 10 Appendix A: Cast of Characters Chapter 11 Appendix B: Interview Questions Chapter 12 Appendix C: External Funding Received by Srisa Asoke
Synopsis"Right Development" examines the Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand as a culturally and environmentally appropriate alternative to western development programs. The Asoke group's aim is not a Western ideal, to accumulate high levels of material comfort, but a Buddhist ideal to release attachment to the material world and attain spiritual freedom., "Right Development" examines the Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand as a culturally and environmentally appropriate alternative to western development programs. The Asoke group's aim is not a Western ideal, to accumulate high levels of material comfort, but a Buddhist ideal to release attachment to the material world and attain spiritual freedom. Ethnographic research at one Asoke community illuminates how Asoke beliefs and practices foster development on three levels: the individual, community, and society. A closer look at "a day in the life" of four women provides further insight into this development. This book stipulates that development must be culturally/locally situated, focused on livelihoods rather than economic growth, environmentally sustainable, and endogenously inspired, implemented, and maintained. The intent here is not to offer a new meta-strategy for global development but to underscore the need for diverse responses to the vast array of economic, social, and environmental dilemmas. "Right Development" offers alternatives for sustainable development perfect for scholars of Buddhism or Thailand., Right Development examines the Santi Asoke Buddhist Reform Movement of Thailand as a culturally and environmentally appropriate alternative to western development programs. The Asoke group's aim is not a Western ideal, to accumulate high levels of material comfort, but a Buddhist ideal to release attachment to the material world and attain spiritual freedom.
LC Classification NumberBQ9800.S252E88 2005
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