Heart of Buddha, Heart of China

ISBN-13: 9780195398854 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 232 str.

James Carter

Opis

The Buddhist monk Tanxu surmounted extraordinary obstacles--poverty, wars, famine, and foreign occupation--to become one of the most prominent monks in China, founding numerous temples and schools and attracting crowds of students and disciples wherever he went. Heart of Buddha, Heart of China traces Tanxu's journey from his birth in 1875 to his death in 1963. Through Tanxu's life we come to know one of the most turbulent periods in Chinese history as it moved from empire to republic. James Carter draws on archives and interviews to provide a book that is part travelogue, part history, and part biography.

Recenzje

For every move of Tanxu, Carter provides the historical background information that helps the readers understand the circumstances of his actions. The result is a vivid and accessible account of a monk's life in a turbulent period in China's history.

O autorze

James Carter is Professor of History at Saint Joseph's University, in Philadelphia. He is also past president of the Historical Society for 20th-Century China and the Chief Editor of Twentieth-Century China.