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Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits by Red Pine (Paperback / softback, 2009)

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Author: Red Pine. Format: Paperback. Item Weight: 329g. Item Width: 13mm. Item Length: 152mm. Item Height: 229mm. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Language: English.

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In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life. But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains -- the historical refuge of ancient hermits -- he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continue to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains. Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unkwn China sheds light on a phemen unparalleled in the West. Porter's discovery is more than a revelation, and uncovers the glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Counterpoint
ISBN-10
1582435235
ISBN-13
9781582435237
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105496892

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Weight
340g
Height
226mm
Width
150mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Berkeley
Spine
15mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Format
Paperback / Softback
Language
English
Author(s)
Red Pine
Date of Publication
15/10/2009
Format Details
Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Subject
Autobiography: General
Imprint
Counterpoint
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Autobiography: General

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