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- Release Year
- 1994
- Book Title
- Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Societ...
- ISBN
- 9780674697751
- Subject Area
- Religion, History, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Praying for Power : Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Subject
- Buddhism / History, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / China
- Series
- Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 28.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 412 Pages
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In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China, Buddhists and Confucians alike flooded local Buddhist monasteries with donations. As gentry numbers grew faster than the imperial bureaucracy, traditional Confucian careers were closed to many; but visible philanthropy could publicize elite status outside the state realm. Actively sought by fundraising abbots, such patronage affected institutional Buddhism. After exploring the relation of Buddhism to Ming Neo-Confucianism, the growth of tourism to Buddhist sites, and the mechanisms and motives for charitable donations, Timothy Brook studies three widely separated and economically dissimilar counties. He draws on rich data in monastic gazetteers to examine the patterns and social consequences of patronage.
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Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
ISBN-10
0674697758
ISBN-13
9780674697751
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1031505
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Praying for Power : Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Buddhism / History, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / China
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Ser.
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
412 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
93-005407
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series Volume Number
38
Lc Classification Number
Bq641.B7 1993
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Timothy Brook has written a splendid book which deals with two dimensions of Ming history that are still quite insufficiently studied in the West, namely, the social history of 'Buddhism' in the late imperial period (specifically the late Ming), and the study of social elites (the gentry). He makes important contributions to both fields, showing the vitality of Buddhist monastic institutions and the appeal of Buddhist religious culture among the highest levels of the local elite...The book presents a clearly structured argument, which is an enjoyment to read...Timothy Brook's important contribution to the social history of the late Ming period and of Buddhist life in particular can be read in several ways. It can serve as an excellent introduction to the social and religious history of the late Ming period for students at all levels, but also presents the established historian with a sound piece of investigative research. I, for one, look forward to taking up the arguments formulated here as a starting point for my own future research., The author concludes that the phenomenon of gentry patronage is an important example of what he terms the separation of state and society in the late Ming. It is a careful, extremely well documented and well argued work and makes an important contribution to the field of gentry studies and China's social and religious history., Timothy Brook has written a splendid book which deals with two dimensions of Ming history that are still quite insufficiently studied in the West, namely, the social history of 'Buddhism' in the late imperial period (specifically the late Ming), and the study of social elites (the gentry). He makes important contributions to both fields, showing the vitality of Buddhist monastic institutions and the appeal of Buddhist religious culture among the highest levels of the local elite... The book presents a clearly structured argument, which is an enjoyment to read... Timothy Brook's important contribution to the social history of the late Ming period and of Buddhist life in particular can be read in several ways. It can serve as an excellent introduction to the social and religious history of the late Ming period for students at all levels, but also presents the established historian with a sound piece of investigative research. I, for one, look forward to taking up the arguments formulated here as a starting point for my own future research.
Copyright Date
1993
Dewey Decimal
306.69430951
Dewey Edition
20
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Yes
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