A1 Journal article (refereed)
Representing Tibetan Buddhism in books on spirituality : A discourse-historical approach (2022)

Sharapan, M. (2022). Representing Tibetan Buddhism in books on spirituality : A discourse-historical approach. Critical Research on Religion, 10(3), 298-312. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503032221075380

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Sharapan, Maria

Journal or series: Critical Research on Religion

ISSN: 2050-3032

eISSN: 2050-3040

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 01/06/2022

Volume: 10

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 298-312

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/20503032221075380

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/81614

Abstract

This article looks into how Tibetan Buddhism is framed in terms of East-West dichotomy in six popular books on Buddhism and spirituality. Discourse Historical Approach is employed to uncover the rhetorical representation of Tibetan Buddhism to the readers. A critical post-colonial perspective offers an insight into various power dynamics, arising from these representations, structured according to Yoshikawa's model of intercultural communication between East and West. The various power outcomes of rhetorical styles range from Ethnocentric to Dialogical, with their ethical consequences and problematics discussed.

Keywords: Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhism; spirituality (mentality); religious spirituality; representation (mental objects); interculturalism; intercultural interaction; ethnocentrism; orientalism; postcolonialism; discourse analysis

Free keywords: Tibetan Buddhism; Buddhism and the west; discourse historical approach; double-swing model; ethnocentrism

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1