The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China : Charisma, Money, Enlightenment.

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yu, Dan Smyer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Colección:Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.
Temas:
1900-1999
Buddhism > China > History > 20th century.
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Religion and sociology > China.
Bouddhisme > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sociologie religieuse > Chine.
Buddhism
Religion and sociology
China
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemporary China. In turn, the author explores the broader socio-cultural implications of such revivals. Based on detailed cross-regional ethnographic work, the book demonstrates that the revival of Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary China is intimately bound with both the affirming and negating forces of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 pages).
ISBN:9780203803431
0203803434

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