Table of Contents
Contributors Introduction: The Buddhist System in Transition Michael Jerryson, Youngstown State University Part I: Regions South Asian 1. Contemporary Sri Lankan Buddhist Traditions Mahinda Deegalle, Bath Spa University 2. Buddhism in Contemporary India David Geary, University of British Columbia, Okanagan and Sraman Mukherjee, Presidency University, Kolkata 3. Buddhism in Contemporary Bhutan Samdrup Rigyal, Royal University of Bhutan and Alyson Prude, Georgia Southern University East Asian 4. Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Traditions Mario Poceski, University of Florida 5. Contemporary Korean Buddhist Traditions Mark A. Nathan, University at Buffalo, SUNY 6. Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Traditions Elisabetta Porcu, University of Cape Town Central Asian 7. Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism Abraham Zablocki, Agnes Scott College 8. Contemporary Mongolian Buddhism Vesna Wallace, University of California, Santa Barbara and Christine Murphy, University of California, Santa Barbara Southeast Asian 9. Contemporary Vietnamese Buddhism Alexander Soucy, Saint Mary's University 10. Contemporary Thai Buddhism Rachelle Scott, University of Tennessee 11. Contemporary Burmese Buddhism Niklas Foxeus, Stockholm University 12. Contemporary Cambodian Buddhist Traditions: Seen from the Past Ashley Thompson, SOAS, University of London 13. Contemporary Buddhism in Malaysia Jeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University 14. Contemporary Lao Buddhism Patrice Ladwig, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology European-American 15. Buddhism in Latin America Cristina Rocha, University of Western Sydney 16. U.S. Buddhist Traditions Joseph Cheah, University of Saint Joseph 17. European Buddhist Traditions Laurence Cox, National University of Ireland Southern 18. Buddhism in Africa Michel Clasquin-Johnson, University of South Africa 19. Buddhism in Australia and the Oceania Michelle Barker, James Cook University Global 20. Diasporic Buddhisms and Convert Communities John Nelson, University of San Francisco 21. Buddhist International Organizations Brooke Schedneck, Chiang Mai University Part II: Modalities Material Culture 22. Buddhist Relics and Pilgrimage Jovan Maud, Georg-August University, Göttingen 23. Contemporary Buddhist Architecture: From reliquary to theme park Lawrence Chua, Syracuse University 24. Contemporary Buddhism and Iconography Jessica Patterson, University of San Diego 25. Buddhism and Media Technologies Gregory Price Grieve, University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Daniel Veidlinger, California State University- Chico Social Engagement 26. Contemporary Buddhism and Ecology Susan M. Darlington, Hampshire College 27. Buddhism, Business, and Economics Trine Brox, University of Copenhagen and Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg, University of Copenhagen 28. Contemporary Buddhism and Education Vladimir Tikhonov, University of Oslo 29. Buddhism, Nationalism and Governance Matthew J. Walton, St. Antony's College 30. Buddhism, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Michael Jerryson, Youngstown State University Practices 31. Contemporary Buddhism, Chanting and Music Paul Greene, Penn State, Brandywine 32. Buddhist Healing and Taming in Tibet Barbara Gerke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 33. Contemporary Buddhism and Magic Erick White, Cornell University 34. Contemporary Tantric Buddhist Traditions David Gray, Santa Clara University 35. Buddhism and Death Mark Rowe, McMaster University Identity 36. Buddhism and Gender Sharon Suh, Seattle University 37. Buddhism, Race, and Ethnicity Joseph Cheah, University of Saint Joseph 38. Buddhism and Sexual Orientation Hsiao-Lan Hu, University of Detroit Mercy 39. Buddhist Encounters with Diversity Donald Swearer Academics 40. Buddhism and Science as Ethical Discourse Francisca Cho, Georgetown University 41. The Contemporary Study of Buddhism Nathan McGovern, Dalhousie University Index
