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21%OFFJan (Eds) Kiely - Recovering Buddhism in Modern China - 9780231172769 - V9780231172769
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Recovering Buddhism in Modern China

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Description for Recovering Buddhism in Modern China Hardback. Editor(s): Kiely, Jan; Jessup, J. Brooks. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HRAM2; HRAM3; HRAX; HRE; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Modern Chinese history told from a Buddhist perspective restores the vibrant, creative role of religion in postimperial China. It shows how urban Buddhist elites jockeyed for cultural dominance in the early Republican era, how Buddhist intellectuals reckoned with science, and how Buddhist media contributed to modern print cultures. It recognizes the political importance of sacred Buddhist relics and the complex processes through which Buddhists both participated in and experienced religious suppression under Communist rule. Today, urban and rural communities alike engage with Buddhist practices to renegotiate class, gender, and kinship relations in post-Mao China. This volume vividly portrays these events ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172769
SKU
V9780231172769
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About Jan (Eds) Kiely
Jan Kiely is professor of Chinese studies and associate director of the Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. J. Brooks Jessup is a postdoctoral fellow in Chinese studies at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Free University of Berlin.

Reviews for Recovering Buddhism in Modern China
Recovering Buddhism in Modern China is cutting edge, with contributions from bright and energetic young scholars. The results of their collaboration have the potential to significantly reshape our views on the development of modern Chinese Buddhism.
Paul Katz, research fellow, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica Recovering Buddhism in Modern China is a great contribution to the emerging field ... Read more

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