420182039

The sociology of early Buddhism / Greg Bailey and Ian Mabbett

Bailey, Greg [Verfasser] [1948-] ; Mabbett, Ian,i1939-

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (1 volume)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index

0-511-06296-6 ; 978-0-511-06296-4 ; 0-511-07142-6 ; 978-0-511-07142-3 ; 1-280-41554-1 ; 978-1-280-41554-8 ; 978-0-511-48828-3 ; 0-511-48828-9 ; 0-521-83116-4

BE 8560

 

Soziale Situation  Buddhismus  Indien, Nordost  Bhikku  Geschichte 500 v. Chr.-200 v. Chr. 

Early Buddhism flourished because it took up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions in the newly emergent Indian states from the fifth century BCE. This book begins with the apparent inconsistency of Buddhism, a renunciant movement surviving within a strong urban environment, and draws out the implications of this.