Theravada Buddhism
A Vehicle for Technical Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2497908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Niehoff, Arthur H Niehoff (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-112 |
| Publication date | 1964-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.23.2.h330680166lh387u |
| OpenAlex | W2026025728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Buddhism, particularly the southern variant (Theravada), has been consistently singled out by Western specialist-technicians as a resistance factor of primary importance, impeding the introduction of new ideas or techniques into the countries of Southeast Asia. The negative aspects of belief have been stressed almost exclusively. And although these do exist, they are probably no more important than the positive ones. In fact, there is adequate evidence that the attitudes stemming from Buddhist religious beliefs can be usefully employed to introduce change
Archaeology · Buddhism · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Southeast asia · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Ecology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 1993 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |