Buddhism after Mao : : Negotiations, Continuities, and Reinventions /

Buddhism after Mao : : Negotiations, Continuities, and Reinventions / / ed. by André Laliberté, Gareth Fisher, Zhe Ji.

With well over a 100 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from near-annihilation during the Cultural Revolution to become the largest religion in China today. Despite this, Buddhism's rise has received relatively little scholarly attention. The present volume, with contributions by leading schol...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2019
TeilnehmendeR:
Ashiwa, Yoshiko.
Bianchi, Ester.
Campo, Daniela.
Fisher, Gareth.
Huang, Weishan.
Ji, Zhe.
Laliberté, André.
McCarthy, Susan K.
Nichols, Brian J.
Travagnin, Stefania.
Vidal, Claire.
Wank, David.
MitwirkendeR:
Bianchi, Ester,
Campo, Daniela,
Fisher, Gareth,
Laliberté, André,
Mccarthy, Susan K.,
Nichols, Brian J.,
Travagnin, Stefania,
Vidal, Claire,
Wank, David L.,
Weishan, Huang,
Yoshiko, Ashiwa,
Zhe, Ji,
HerausgeberIn:
Fisher, Gareth,
Ji, Zhe,
Laliberté, André,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2020]
©2019
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (364 p.) :; 7 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction: Exploring Buddhism in Post-Mao China
  • Part I. Negotiating Legitimacy: Making Buddhism with the State
  • 1. Buddhism under Jiang, Hu, and Xi: The Politics of Incorporation
  • 2. Administering Bodhisattva Guanyin's Island: The Monasteries, Political Entities, and Power Holders of Putuoshan
  • 3. Spiritual Technologies and the Politics of Buddhist Charity
  • 4. Tourist Temples and Places of Practice: Charting Multiple Paths in the Revival of Monasteries
  • Part II. Revival and Continuity: The Monastic Tradition and Beyond
  • 5. Bridging the Gap: Chan and Tiantai Dharma Lineages from Republican to Post-Mao China
  • 6. "Transmitting the Precepts in Conformity with the Dharma": Restoration, Adaptation, and Standardization of Ordination Procedures
  • 7. Schooling Dharma Teachers: The Buddhist Academy System and Sangha Education
  • 8. A Study of Laynuns in Minnan, 1920s-2010s: Buddhism, State Institutions, and Popular Culture
  • Part III. Reinventing the Dharma: Buddhism in a Changing Society
  • 9. Urban Restructuring and Temple Agency-a Case Study of the Jing'an Temple
  • 10. Places of Their Own: Exploring the Dynamics of Religious Diversity in Public Buddhist Temple Space
  • 11. Cyberactivities and "Civilized" Worship: Assessing Contexts and Modalities of Online Ritual Practices
  • References
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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