Monasticism Buddhist and Christian: The Korean Experience

By JW Heisig

As the essays gathered together in the book will show, with Buddhist and Christian populations almost evenly distributed and the preservation of community-based monasticism still living in both traditions, Korea is in a unique position to reflect on the ideals of a life of "self-renunciation" as they have been conceptualized and embo

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042920602
• ISBN13: 9789042920606
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.7"