Asian Studies

This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature. Filling a significant gap, this is the first in-depth exploration of Tibetan medical history in the English language. It examines embryological narratives in relation to turning points in Tibeta..

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, this volume discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s diverse religious traditions...

Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism...

Applying the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community, this work addresses the question of how world religions come into being...

This text compares the ideas of two contemporary philosophers, John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, on the issues of religion, religions, the concept of the ultimate reality, and the notion of sacred knowledge...

This book focuses on the urban transformations of three mega cities: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It examines the cities’ continuous urban legacies since 1949 in relation to state governance, economic reforms, and cultural production. By adopting local historical perspectives, it offers more nua..

This book focuses on the urban transformations of three mega cities: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It examines the cities’ continuous urban legacies since 1949 in relation to state governance, economic reforms, and cultural production. By adopting local historical perspectives, it offers more nua..

Providing an overview of the evolution of today's urban built environment in China, this book charts the complex socio-political factors that influenced the landscape, drawing from a variety of disciplines for a balanced perspective...

Explores the role of women as social actors who contribute to both continuity and change in their society. It examines the inter-linkages between women, industrial work and relations both within the family and in the local community...

Explores the role of women as social actors who contribute to both continuity and change in their society. It examines the inter-linkages between women, industrial work and relations both within the family and in the local community...

Requiem For The Sudan..