The space of religion: temple, state, and Buddhist communities in modern China
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.
| 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. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (440 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-55212-7 |
