Theory and Method in the Study of Buddhism: Toward ‘Translocative’ Analysis

Focusing on theory and method in the study of U.S. Buddhism, this article analyzes the subfield’s interpretive categories and theoretical assumptions during each of its four phases. A new phase opened in 2000, and no single theory or method has emerged as predominant, just as few scholars have scrut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas A. Tweed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Study of Global Buddhism 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
Online Access:http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/118