The Social Production of Buddhist Compassion in Chinese Societies

ISBN-13: 9780367751302 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 186 str.

Khun Eng Kuah

Opis

This book investigates and establishes a theoretical framework for the study of the social production of religious compassion in the era of shale modernity among Chinese communities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

Recenzje

"This volume treats the social production of religious —here specifically Buddhist—“compassionate fields” in the twenty-first century, drawing on three case studies: Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. It is divided into nine chapters, each one centering on a particular aspect related to the Buddhist compassionate fields, which operate to cope with social inequality, social injustice, and social suffering of certain marginalized segments of the population, such as the case of elderly people, children, people with special needs or disabilities."

- Marzia Alteno, University of Vienna

Spis treści

Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 A Theoretical Framework for the Social Production of Religious Compassionate Fields; 3 Technology of the Self and Compassionate Buddhist Giving; 4 The Buddhist Care Industry in Local Compassionate Fields; 5 Hometown as Transnational Buddhist Philanthropic Field: The Hope School Project; 6 Women Buddhists and Emotive Compassionate Performance; 7 Emotional Spiritual Capital and the Production of Religious Care Funds; 8 The State and Buddhist Elderly Care Services; 9 Conclusion: Towards Sustainable Buddhist Compassionate Fields; Bibliography; Glossary

O autorze

Khun Eng Kuah is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Chinese Diaspora Studies at the School of International Studies and the Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies, Jinan University (Guangzhou, China); and Honorary Professor at the Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong.