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The Space of Religion - Temple, State, and Buddhist Communities in Modern China (Paperback)
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The Space of Religion - Temple, State, and Buddhist Communities in Modern China (Paperback)
Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
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The Nanputuo Temple in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen has
been a cherished site for the worship of the bodhisattva Guanyin
for centuries. It was a center of modernizing Buddhism in the early
twentieth century and a flagship for the revival of Buddhism after
state suppression during the Cultural Revolution. The Space of
Religion takes readers inside the Nanputuo Temple in order to
explore the practice of Buddhism in modern China and the complex
relationship between Buddhism and the Chinese state. Based on three
decades of ethnographic research, Yoshiko Ashiwa and David L. Wank
tell the story of Nanputuo against the backdrop of a dramatic
stretch of Chinese history. They vividly depict episodes such as
renovating the halls, reestablishing ties with overseas Chinese
donors, conflicts with local government, revival of ritual life,
reopening of its Buddhist academy, and the passion of the Guanyin
birthday festival. To understand Nanputuo, Buddhist communities,
and other temples in Xiamen, Ashiwa and Wank develop the concept of
religion as a space constituted by physical, semiotic, and
institutional dimensions. They also show how the Chinese state and
Buddhism have each adapted to the other, as the temple has adjusted
to government policy while the state has deployed Buddhism in its
promotion of Chinese culture. This interdisciplinary book is both a
theoretically generative analysis of religious spaces and an
empirically rich account of the recovery of Buddhism in China after
the Mao era.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Yoshiko Ashiwa
• David L. Wank
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
440 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-19735-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-231-19735-7 |
Barcode: |
9780231197359 |
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