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| Titre : | Buddhism in Ireland : The Inner Life of World-Systems (2014) |
| Auteurs : | Laurence COX, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Etudes irlandaises (Vol 39 n 2 2014) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 161-172 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | |
| Résumé : | This article uses a world- systems perspective to analyse the development of Buddhism in Ireland, in particular the post-1990 period which saw a tenfold increase in those formally identifying as Buddhist. This shift is a result both of Ireland's new positioning in global economic and migrant flows, and of the changed ethno-political meaning of religion in Irish society. More broadly, Buddhism has moved from an exotic or counter-cultural positioning a partial respectability. Nonetheless many practical problems remain in negotiating a Buddhist identity in Ireland |
| Pays de publication : | France |
| Lieu de publication : | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Laurence Cox |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
