The Korean Buddhist Empire : A Transnational History (1910-1945) / Hwansoo Ilmee Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Hwansoo Ilmee, 1970- author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 416.

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN ; 9789004407077.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 416

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Korea--History--20th century.

Buddhism.

Transnationalism.

Religion.

History.

Korea--Civilization--Japanese influences.

Korea.

Civilization.

Korea--History--Japanese occupation, 1910-1945.

Korea--Religion--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

A Transnational History (1910-1945)

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Highlights the centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism in the early twentieth century. While Japanese Buddhism exerted the most influence, Korean Buddhism (and Japanese Buddhism itself) was deeply influenced by developments in China, Taiwan, and elsewhere, as well as by Christianity"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The valorization of the Koryo Canon

A Buddhist Christmas: the Buddha's Birthday Festival

The transnational Buddhist Yu Guanbin

Transcultural Zen: Soma Shoei's training with Korean masters

Governmentality: the Great Head Temple

Propagation in colonial Korea, Japan, and Manchuria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The Korean Buddhist Empire : A Transnational History (1910-1945),

ISBN:

9781684175925

9780674987197

OCLC:

1127310698

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684175925 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.