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With well over 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 scholars in sociology, anthropology,
political science, and religious studies, explores the evolution of
Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao period with a depth not seen
before in a single study. Chapters critically analyze the effects
of state policies on the evolution of Buddhist institutions; the
challenge of rebuilding temples under the watchful eye of the
state; efforts to rebuild monastic lineages and schools left broken
in the aftermath of Mao's rule; and the development of new lay
Buddhist spaces, both at temple sites and online. Through its
multidisciplinary perspectives, the book provides both an extensive
overview of the social and political conditions under which
Buddhism has grown as well as discussions of the individual
projects of both monastic and lay entrepreneurs who dynamically and
creatively carve out spaces for Buddhist growth in contemporary
Chinese society. As a wide-ranging study that illuminates many
facets of China's Buddhist revival, Buddhism after Mao will be
required reading for scholars of Chinese Buddhism and of Buddhism
and modernity more broadly. Its detailed case studies examining the
intersections among religion, state, and contemporary Chinese
society will be welcomed by sociologists and anthropologists of
China, political scientists focusing on the role of religion in
state formation in Asian societies, and all those interested in the
relationship between religion and social change.
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 scholars in sociology, anthropology,
political science, and religious studies, explores the evolution of
Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao period with a depth not seen
before in a single study. Chapters critically analyze the effects
of state policies on the evolution of Buddhist institutions; the
challenge of rebuilding temples under the watchful eye of the
state; efforts to rebuild monastic lineages and schools left broken
in the aftermath of Mao's rule; and the development of new lay
Buddhist spaces, both at temple sites and online. Through its
multidisciplinary perspectives, the book provides both an extensive
overview of the social and political conditions under which
Buddhism has grown as well as discussions of the individual
projects of both monastic and lay entrepreneurs who dynamically and
creatively carve out spaces for Buddhist growth in contemporary
Chinese society. As a wide-ranging study that illuminates many
facets of China's Buddhist revival, Buddhism after Mao will be
required reading for scholars of Chinese Buddhism and of Buddhism
and modernity more broadly. Its detailed case studies examining the
intersections among religion, state, and contemporary Chinese
society will be welcomed by sociologists and anthropologists of
China, political scientists focusing on the role of religion in
state formation in Asian societies, and all those interested in the
relationship between religion and social change.
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