The Buddhist conquest of China : : the spread and adaptation of Buddhism in early medieval China / / by E. Zürcher ; with a foreword by Stephen F. Teiser.

'The reprinting in 2007 of a book originally produced nearly fifty years earlier (and based on a doctoral dissertation begun in the early 1950's) is not merely a publishing event. It constitutes a milestone in the academic study of early Chinese Buddhism that shows at once both how far the...

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Superior document:Sinica Leidensia, v. 11
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, 2007.
Year of Publication:2007
Edition:3rd ed.
Language:English
Series:Sinica Leidensia ; v. 11.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 472 pages) :; maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter One. Introductory Remarks / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter Two. An Historical Survey From The First To The Beginning Of The Fourth Century Ad / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter Three. Buddhism At Jiankang And In The South-East, Ca. 320–420 / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter Four. The Centres At Xiangyang, Jiangling And Lu Shan, And The Influence Of Northern Buddhism / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter Five. \'In The Defense Of Faith\', Anti-Clericalism And Buddhist Apologetic In The Fourth And Early Fifth Century / E. Zürcher
  • Chapter Six. \'The Conversion Of The Barbarians\', The Early History Of A Buddho-Daoist Conflict / E. Zürcher
  • Notes / E. Zürcher
  • Index Of Chinese Names And Terms / E. Zürcher
  • Index Of Names And Terms Other Than Chinese / E. Zürcher
  • Additions And Corrections / E. Zürcher.