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Sacred Economies: Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China
Michael J. Walsh
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Hardback. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of socioeconomic spaces produced and perpetuated by Chinese monasteries, Michael J. Walsh reveals the "sacred economies" that shaped early Buddhism and its relationship with consumption and salvation. Centering his study on Tiantong, a Buddhist monastery that has thrived for close to seventeen centuries in southeast China, Walsh follows three main topics: the spaces monks ... Read more
Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of socioeconomic spaces produced and perpetuated by Chinese monasteries, Michael J. Walsh reveals the "sacred economies" that shaped early Buddhism and its relationship with consumption and salvation. Centering his study on Tiantong, a Buddhist monastery that has thrived for close to seventeen centuries in southeast China, Walsh follows three main topics: the spaces monks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148320
SKU
V9780231148320
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About Michael J. Walsh
Michael J. Walsh is associate professor of religion and Asian studies at Vassar College, where he teaches courses on the history of Chinese religion and theory and method in the study of religion.
Reviews for Sacred Economies: Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China
The book is a good read.
Robert Tollison EH Net Walsh has made a valuable contribution to the field of Chinese Buddhism.
Ryan Richard Overbey Religious Studies Review
Robert Tollison EH Net Walsh has made a valuable contribution to the field of Chinese Buddhism.
Ryan Richard Overbey Religious Studies Review