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The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. Richard Cohen adeptly investigates some of the underlying assumptions involved in the study of Buddhism.
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The medieval period of Japanese religious history is commonly known as one in which there was a radical transformation of the religious culture. This book examines how the discourse of medieval Japanese Buddhism both motivates and reflects changes in religious ideology.
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The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture.
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Karsten Frey gives an analytic account of the dynamics of India's nuclear build up, putting forward a new comprehensive model which goes beyond the classic strategic model of accepting motives of arming behaviour, and incorporates the dynamics in India's nuclear programme.
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This study fills a gap in Shrivaishnava scholarship, making an important contribution to contemporary Indian and Hindu thinking on religion.
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This volume brings together the brightest minds in the study of Buddhism in Southeast Asia to create a more coherent account of the relations between Buddhism and political order in the late pre-modern and modern period.
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Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, this book provides a thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka.
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This book brings together many of the most respected scholars in the field of Mahabharata studies, as well as some of its most promising young scholars. By focusing specifically on gender constructions, some of the most innovative aspects of the Mahabharata are highlighted.
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This book examines the modern-day dynamics of the Sino-Indian relationship, assessing the accuracy of predominant neorealist accounts which emphasize its conflictual and competitive elements.
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This volume examines the role of the military, the most influential actor in Pakistan, and challenges conventional wisdom on the causes of political instability in this geographically important nuclear state.
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This book discusses the educational system of madrasas in South Asia. It gives a balanced and contextual account on different facets of madrasa education from historical, anthropological, theological, political and religious studies perspectives.
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This book examines the impact of globalization on the Indian economy, exploring the trade, investment and financial aspects of globalization, and also considering its implications for the balance of payments and currency exchange rate.