Lotus blossoms and purple clouds : monastic Buddhism in post-Mao China /

"Southeast China is a traditional stronghold of Buddhism, but little scholarly attention has been paid to this fact. Brian Nichols' pioneering book, Lotus Blossoms and Purple Clouds, centers on a large Buddhist monastery in Quanzhou and combines ethnographic detail with stimulating analysi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nichols, Brian J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2022.
Colección:Contemporary Buddhism.
Temas:
Kaiyuan si (Quanzhou Shi, China)
Since 1949
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > China > Quanzhou Shi.
Buddhism > China > History > 1949-
RELIGION / Buddhism / History
Buddhism.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
China.
China > Quanzhou Shi.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Monastic Cycle: Patterns of History
  • The Post-Mao Revival: Stages of Recovery
  • Communal Religious Life: Liturgical Rites
  • Monks: 84,000 Dharma Gates
  • Material Culture: Iron Temple, Water Monks
  • Founding Legends: Sanctifying and Branding Space
  • Curators and the Revivalists: Negotiating Spatial Dynamics.

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