In the Land of Tigers and Snakes : : Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese Religions / / Huaiyu Chen.
Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese cont...
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Chen, Huaiyu, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut In the Land of Tigers and Snakes : Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese Religions / Huaiyu Chen. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource : 8 b&w illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Buddhists Categorizing Animals: Medieval Chinese Classification Systems -- 2. Confucians Civilizing Unruly Beasts: Tigers and Pheasants -- 3. Buddhists Taming Felines: The Companionship of the Tiger -- 4. Daoists Transforming Ferocious Tigers: Practical Techniques and Rhetorical Strategies -- 5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition -- 6. Buddhists Enlightening Virtuous Birds: The Parrot as a Religious Agent -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese context, writers reinterpreted and modified the meanings different creatures possessed. Medieval sources tell stories of monks taming wild tigers, detail rituals for killing snakes, and even address the question of whether a parrot could achieve enlightenment.Huaiyu Chen examines how Buddhist ideas about animals changed and were changed by medieval Chinese culture. He explores the entangled relations among animals, religions, the state, and local communities, considering both the multivalent meanings associated with animals and the daily experience of living with the natural world. Chen illustrates how Buddhism influenced Chinese knowledge and experience of animals as well as how Chinese state ideology, Daoism, and local cultic practices reshaped Buddhism. He shows how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism developed doctrines, rituals, discourses, and practices to manage power relations between animals and humans.Drawing on a wide range of sources, including traditional texts, stone inscriptions, manuscripts, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary book bridges history, religious studies, animal studies, and environmental studies. In examining how Buddhist depictions of the natural world and Chinese taxonomies of animals mutually enriched each other, In the Land of Tigers and Snakes offers a new perspective on how Buddhism took root in Chinese society. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) RELIGION / Buddhism / History. bisacsh Buddhism. Confucianism. Daoism. animal studies. animals. environmental studies. iconography. medieval Chinese culture. medieval Chinese religion. parrots. religious studies. snakes. tigers. visual studies. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749670 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2023 English 9783111319285 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2023 9783111318820 ZDB-23-DGF print 9780231202602 https://doi.org/10.7312/chen20260 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231554640 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231554640/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Buddhists Categorizing Animals: Medieval Chinese Classification Systems -- 2. Confucians Civilizing Unruly Beasts: Tigers and Pheasants -- 3. Buddhists Taming Felines: The Companionship of the Tiger -- 4. Daoists Transforming Ferocious Tigers: Practical Techniques and Rhetorical Strategies -- 5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition -- 6. Buddhists Enlightening Virtuous Birds: The Parrot as a Religious Agent -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Buddhists Categorizing Animals: Medieval Chinese Classification Systems -- 2. Confucians Civilizing Unruly Beasts: Tigers and Pheasants -- 3. Buddhists Taming Felines: The Companionship of the Tiger -- 4. Daoists Transforming Ferocious Tigers: Practical Techniques and Rhetorical Strategies -- 5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition -- 6. Buddhists Enlightening Virtuous Birds: The Parrot as a Religious Agent -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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