Journal of Global Buddhism

A globe suspended over a Buddhist altar at The Origins Centre, Balingup, Western Australia, photo by Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko.

Current Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2024)

Published: 2024-12-19

Research Articles

Soteriological Inclusiveness and Religious Tourism in Modern Thai Buddhism: The Stūpa of Mae Chi Kaew Sianglam (1901–1991)

Martin Seeger, Prapas Kaewketpong, Adcharawan Seeger, Juree Saijunjiam

163-185
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Dying ‘Buddhish’: Death, Diversity, and Worldview Complexity in and Beyond Australia

Hannah Gould, Anna Halafoff, Ruth Fitzpatrick

186-201
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Book Reviews

Decolonising the Study of Religion: Who Owns Buddhism? By Jørn Borup. London & New York: Routledge, 2023, 211 pages, ISBN: 9781032593395 (hardcover), $180.00; ISBN 9781003454274 (ebook), $43.99.

Natalie Quli

202-208
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The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism Edited by Ann Gleig and Scott A. Mitchell. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 560 pages, ISBN: 9780197539033 (hardcover) $178.00; (ebook) $174.99.

Richard Seager

209-215
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The Space of Religion: Temple, State, and Buddhist Communities in Modern China By Yoshiko Ashiwa and David L. Wank. New York: Columbia University Press, 2023, xxii + 417 pages, ISBN 978-0-2311-9735-9 (paperback), $35.00; ISBN 978-0-2311-9734-2 (cloth), $140.00; ISBN 978-0-2315-5212-7 (ebook), $34.99.

Gareth Fisher

216-219
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Mountain at a Center of the World: Pilgrimage and Pluralism in Sri Lanka By Alexander McKinley. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024, xii + 344 pages, ISBN 9780231210614 (paperback), £30.

Bhadrajee Hewage

220-223
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Capitalism Magic Thailand: Modernity with Enchantment By Peter A Jackson. 2022. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing/Yusof Ishak Institute. 381 pages. ISBN: 978-616-578-250-0 (paperback) $45.00.

Pattaradhorn Sanpinit

224-227
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Rethinking Meditation: Buddhist Meditative Practices in Ancient and Modern Worlds By David L. McMahan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 264 pages, ISBN: 9780197661741 (hardcover), $29.95.

Almut-Barbara Renger

228-234
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