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Conference Paper: Carving a niche in Buddhist Philanthropy: Chinese women and transnational religious volunteerism
Title | Carving a niche in Buddhist Philanthropy: Chinese women and transnational religious volunteerism |
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Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | AAS-ICAS Joint Conference |
Citation | The 2011 Special Joint Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS), Honolulu, HI., 31 March-3 April 2011. How to Cite? |
Abstract | The emergence of socially-engaged Buddhism in the last few decades have brought about a myriad of activities from various Buddhist organizations that have now become global entities. Starting with the work of the Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation, women are becoming increasing involved in volunteerism in their quest for spiritualism. The fact that socially-engaged Buddhism focused on this-worldly asceticism and this-worldly attainment of nirvana has prompted many housewives and professional women to become increasingly involved in Buddhist charity and philanthropy. This paper will explore the dynamics that are involved in the creation of a Buddhist philanthropic niche by these women, the types of activities they are involved in and how they redefine socially-engaged Buddhism in modernity. |
Description | In celebration of 70 years of Asian Studies Interarea/Border-Crossing Session 718: Asian Women and Their Representations in the Global Religious Supermarket |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/141254 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Kuah-Pearce, KE | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-23T06:29:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2011-09-23T06:29:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2011 Special Joint Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS), Honolulu, HI., 31 March-3 April 2011. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/141254 | - |
dc.description | In celebration of 70 years of Asian Studies | - |
dc.description | Interarea/Border-Crossing Session 718: Asian Women and Their Representations in the Global Religious Supermarket | - |
dc.description.abstract | The emergence of socially-engaged Buddhism in the last few decades have brought about a myriad of activities from various Buddhist organizations that have now become global entities. Starting with the work of the Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation, women are becoming increasing involved in volunteerism in their quest for spiritualism. The fact that socially-engaged Buddhism focused on this-worldly asceticism and this-worldly attainment of nirvana has prompted many housewives and professional women to become increasingly involved in Buddhist charity and philanthropy. This paper will explore the dynamics that are involved in the creation of a Buddhist philanthropic niche by these women, the types of activities they are involved in and how they redefine socially-engaged Buddhism in modernity. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | AAS-ICAS Joint Conference | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Joint AAS-ICAS International Conference 2011 | - |
dc.title | Carving a niche in Buddhist Philanthropy: Chinese women and transnational religious volunteerism | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Kuah-Pearce, KE: kekuah@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Kuah-Pearce, KE=rp00567 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 192048 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 192049 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 210819 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |