The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism
Although Charles Hallisey’s seminal 1995 essay is primarily concerned with the ways European colonial scholars approached Theravāda Buddhism in majority Theravāda contexts, its emphasis on two key topics—the importance of ritual and the dynamics of the “local production of meaning”—laid the foundati...
| Published in: | Journal of global buddhism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of global buddhism
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hallisey, Charles 1953-, Roads taken and not taken in the study of Theravāda Buddhism
/ Asia
/ Malaiischer Archipel
/ Theravada
/ Religious community
/ Diaspora (Religion)
/ Buddhology
/ Scientific culture
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Singapore
B Maritime Southeast Asia B Malaysia B Southeast Asian Buddhism B Indonesia |
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| Rights Information: | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Summary: | Although Charles Hallisey’s seminal 1995 essay is primarily concerned with the ways European colonial scholars approached Theravāda Buddhism in majority Theravāda contexts, its emphasis on two key topics—the importance of ritual and the dynamics of the “local production of meaning”—laid the foundation for a range of recent studies that explore the history and contemporary developments of Theravāda Buddhist communities in the Malay Archipelago region. This article charts how the neglected topics Hallisey urged scholars to attend to have opened new pathways for the study of Theravāda minority communities. Drawing on recent studies of Theravāda Buddhist communities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, I discuss how Theravāda Buddhists established institutions, participated in rituals, and relied on vernacular and non-canonical texts to preserve their sense of diasporic identity and ensure the survival of Buddhism as a minority religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1527-6457 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of global buddhism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4727625 |