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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nichols, Brian J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2022.
Series:Contemporary Buddhism.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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