The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism: Attuning the Dharma

ISBN-13: 9780415375030 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 183 str.

Francesca Tarocco; Francesc Taroco

Opis

Presents a new perspective on the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture. Focusing on the cultural side of Buddhism, this book balances studies in Buddhism as a whole. Drawing on scarcely analysed historical and archive sources, it will appeal to professionals and academics with an interest in Buddhism and Chinese Buddhist history.

Recenzje

'As a brief overview of the beginnings of modern Buddhist publishing and music it will be a valuable source for scholars of Religion in China. The book is particularly important for anyone studying the use of modern mass media by Chinese Buddhists.' - MARCUS GÜNZEL, Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan, Journal of Chinese Religions, 2008

O autorze

Francesca Tarocco is a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow and a Lecturer in Buddhist Studies at the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures at the University of Manchester. She is the author of several studies on Chinese Buddhism and co-author of Karaoke: The Global Phenomenon (Reaktion 2007).