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Praying for power : Buddhism and the formation of gentry society in late-Ming China /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brook, Timothy, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University and Harvard-Yenching Institute : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1993.
Colección:Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 38.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Monastic Patronage and the Gentry: The Problem. The Historiography of Gentry Studies. Buddhism and the Gentry. Gentry Society and the Public Sphere. The Changing Social Context of the Buddhist Monastery
  • pt. 1. The Culture of Buddhism. 1. The Passionate Life of Zhang Dai. 2. Like a Lid to a Box, Like Ice to Ash: Accommodating Buddhism. The Relationship of Buddhism to Neo-Confucianism. The Neo-Confucian Absorption. The Neo-Confucian Reaction. Accommodation. 3. Holding a Cup of New Tea and Listening to Sutras: Buddhism in Gentry Culture. Assessing Buddhism's Presence in Gentry Society. Buddhist Observances and Rituals. The Organization of Lay Associations. Tourism and Cultural Pursuits. Gentry Uses of Monastic Space. Gentry Becoming Monks
  • pt. 2. Monastic Patronage. 4. The Patrons of Dinghu Mountain. 5. How the Gentry Patronized Monasteries. Financial Patronage. The Acquisition of Land. Gentry Supervision of Monastic Affairs. Literary Patronage. Temporal Trends of Patronage.
  • 6. Why the Gentry Patronized Monasteries. Gender-Based Patronage. Kinship-Based Patronage. Religious Appeals. Social Appeals. Cultural Appeals. Social Networks. Publicizing Gentry Identity. Merchant Philanthropy in Contrast
  • pt. 3. Patronage in Context. 7. The Patronage of Gentry in a Small County: Zhucheng County, Shandong. Zhucheng Environment and Social Structure. The Zhucheng Gentry. Zhucheng Religious Institutions. Zhucheng Monastic Patronage. 8. The Patronage of Gentry in a Large County: Yin County (Ningbo), Zhejiang. Yin Environment and Social Structure. Yin Religious Institutions. The Great Monasteries of Yin. The Yin Gentry. Buddhism and the Yin Gentry. Yin Monastic Patronage. 9. Patronage and the County Magistrate: Dangyang County, Hubei. Buddhist Patronage and the State. Dangyang Environment and Social Structure. Dangyang Religious Institutions. Buddhism and the Dangyang Gentry. The Patronage of Yuquan Monastery. Gentry Patronage and the Magistrate.
  • Conclusion: The Separation of State and Society. The Ideal of Withdrawal in the Late Ming. Buddhism and the Late-Ming Gentry. The Late Ming and the Late Song. The Late Ming and the Late Qing.