Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2001

Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism

Edited by: Marsha Haufler

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824862091

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In a demonstration of the value of interdisciplinary, culture-based approaches, this collection of essays on "later" Chinese Buddhism takes us beyond the bedrock subjects of traditional Buddhist historiography--scriptures and commentaries, sectarian developments, lives of notable monks--to examine a wide range of extracanonical materials that illuminate cultural manifestations of Buddhism from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the modern period. Straying from well-trodden paths, the authors often transgress the boundaries of their own disciplines: historians address architecture; art historians look to politics; a specialist in literature treats poetry that offers gendered insights into Buddhist lives. The broad-based cultural orientation of this volume is predicated on the recognition that art and religion are not closed systems requiring only minimal cross-indexing with other social or aesthetic phenomena but constituent elements in interlocking networks of practice and belief.

Contributors: Terese Tse Bartholomew, Patricia Berger, T. Griffith Foulk, Beata Grant, Kenneth Hammond, Amy McNair, Daniel B. Stevenson, Marsha Weidner.

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Introduction. Cultural Intersections In Later Chinese Buddhism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Religious Functions Of Buddhist Art In China T. Griffith Foulk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. Text, Image, And Transformation In The History Of The Shuilu Fahui, The Buddhist Rite For Deliverance Of Creatures Of Water And Land Daniel B. Stevenson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
3. Buddhist Literati And Literary Monks: Social And Religious Elements In The Critical Reception Of Zhang Jizhi’S Calligraphy Amy McNair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4. Through The Empty Gate: The Poetry Of Buddhist Nuns In Late Imperial China Beata Grant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5. Imperial Engagements With Buddhist Art And Architecture: Ming Variations On An Old Theme Marsha Weidner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
6. Miracles In Nanjing: An Imperial Record Of The Fifth Karmapa’S Visit To The Chinese Capital Patricia Berger Patricia Berger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
7. Thangkas For The Qianlong Emperor’S Seventieth Birthday Terese Tse Bartholomew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
8. Beijing’S Zhihua Monastery: History And Restoration In China’S Capital Kenneth J. Hammond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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Published: August 31, 2001
ISBN: 9780824862091