Buddhist statecraft in East Asia
"Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia explores the long relationship between Buddhism and the state in premodern times and seeks to counter the modern, secularist notion that Buddhism, as a religion, is inherently apolitical. By revealing the methods by which members of Buddhist communities across...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Brill
2022, 2022
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| Series: | Studies on East Asian religions
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia explores the long relationship between Buddhism and the state in premodern times and seeks to counter the modern, secularist notion that Buddhism, as a religion, is inherently apolitical. By revealing the methods by which members of Buddhist communities across premodern East Asia related to imperial rule, this volume offers case studies of how Buddhists, their texts, material culture, ideas, and institutions legitimated rulers and defended regimes across the region"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9004510222 9789004509610 |