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Understanding young Buddhists : living out ethical journeys / by Sarah-Jane Page, Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International studies in religion and society ; 28.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (194 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004339262
  • 9004339264
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding young Buddhists.DDC classification:
  • 294.3084/2 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ5460 .P34 2017
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Situating the study -- Journeying to Buddhism -- Understanding and practising Buddhism -- Interweaving spirituality and sexuality -- Living out Buddhism in the wider world -- Studying young Buddhists: lessons learned.
Summary: There is currently an acute lack of scholarly engagement with Buddhism and youth. Based on ground-breaking empirical research, Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys explores the stories of young Buddhists, through a rich analysis of their lived experiences. Page and Yip explore their journeying into Buddhism, their Buddhist belief and practice, their management of sexuality, and their social positioning in relation to family and kin, friendship networks, youth culture, and occupational aspirations. Using lived religion as a theoretical lens, and bringing into dialogue research on Buddhism and youth, Understanding Young Buddhists convincingly demonstrates the resourcefulness and creativity of young Buddhists in developing ethics for life, as they negotiate the diverse challenges and opportunities in their journeys of life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Situating the study -- Journeying to Buddhism -- Understanding and practising Buddhism -- Interweaving spirituality and sexuality -- Living out Buddhism in the wider world -- Studying young Buddhists: lessons learned.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 16, 2017).

There is currently an acute lack of scholarly engagement with Buddhism and youth. Based on ground-breaking empirical research, Understanding Young Buddhists: Living out Ethical Journeys explores the stories of young Buddhists, through a rich analysis of their lived experiences. Page and Yip explore their journeying into Buddhism, their Buddhist belief and practice, their management of sexuality, and their social positioning in relation to family and kin, friendship networks, youth culture, and occupational aspirations. Using lived religion as a theoretical lens, and bringing into dialogue research on Buddhism and youth, Understanding Young Buddhists convincingly demonstrates the resourcefulness and creativity of young Buddhists in developing ethics for life, as they negotiate the diverse challenges and opportunities in their journeys of life.