The space of religion : temple, state, and Buddhist communities in modern China / Yoshiko Ashiwa and David L. Wank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashiwa, Yoshiko, 1957- author.

Wank, David L., author.

Series:

The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nan pu tuo si (Xiamen, Xiamen Shi, China).

Buddhist temples--China--Xiamen Shi.

Buddhist temples.

Buddhist monasteries--Reconstruction--China--History.

Buddhist monasteries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Based on three decades of ethnographic research, The Space of Religion takes readers inside the Nanputuo Temple in order to explore the practice of Buddhism in modern China and the complex relationship between Buddhism and the Chinese state.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Conventions

Glossary of Temple Names in Xiamen City

Introduction

Part I: Concept, Spaces, History

1. Themes and Concepts of the Study

2. Physical and Semiotic Spaces of Nanputuo Temple

3. Institutional Space and Nanputuo Temple's Historical Capital

Part II: Recovery and Development of Nanputuo Temple

4. Revival of Buddhist Practice and Education, 1982-1989

5. Expansion and Conflict in the Space of Religion, 1989-1995

6. Aligning with the Central State, 1996-2004

Part III: Nanputuo Temple and Local Buddhist Communities

7. Dynamism of Local Temples

8. Devotees and Lay Nuns

9. The Guanyin Festival: Being Buddhist the Chinese Way

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Leaders of Nanputuo Temple, 1684-

Appendix 2: Nanputuo Temple, a Millennium of Construction and Renewal

Appendix 3: Buddhist College of Minnan Curriculum, 1989

Appendix 4: Ordination Ceremony Schedule, October 13-29, 1989, Guanghua Temple

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55212-2

OCLC:

1390920401