Donald S. Lopez Jr., editor. Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism.(Book review)

From: China Review International | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Donald S. Lopez Jr., editor. Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2005. 353 pp. Hardcover $47.50, ISBN 0-226-49314-8. Paperback $19.00, ISBN 0-226-49315-6.

The "critical terms" included in this volume follow the tradition of earlier works published by the University of Chicago Press, including Critical Terms for Literary Studies (1995), Critical Terms for Art History (1996), and Critical Terms for Religious Studies (1998). They aim to provide "new and nuanced understanding of the Buddhist traditions" (p. 3) through a ...

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