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Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis Chün-fang Yü Fortieth Anniversay Edition Foreword by Daniel B. Stevenson
First published in 1981, Chün-fang Yü’s The Renewal of Buddhism in China challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height under the Tang dynasty (618–907) and steadily declined afterward. This fortieth anniversary edition features an updated introduction by the author speaking to the ongoing relevance of this classic work.
$30.00 / £24.00 paper 978-0-231-19853-0 $95.00 / £74.00 cloth 978-0-231-19852-3 2020 360 pages 10 illus.
THE SHENG YEN SERIES IN CHINESE BUDDHIST STUDIES
Spreading Buddha’ s Word in East Asia
The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon Edited by Jiang Wu and Lucille Chia
A monumental work in the history of religion, the history of the book, the study of politics, and bibliographical research, this volume follows the making of the Chinese Buddhist canon from the fourth century to the digital era. Approaching the subject from a historical perspective, it ties the religious, social, and textual practices of canon formation to the development of East Asian Buddhist culture.
$30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-17161-8 2020 432 pages 30 illus.
THE SHENG YEN SERIES IN CHINESE BUDDHIST STUDIES
The Huayan University Network
The Teaching and Practice of Avatamsaka Buddhism in Twentieth-Century China Erik J. Hammerstrom
Erik J. Hammerstrom recasts the history of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism by examining how Huayan Buddhism was imagined, taught, and practiced during a period of profound political and social change. He traces the influence of Huayan University, the first Buddhist monastic school founded after the fall of the imperial system in China.
$65.00 / £50.00 cloth 978-0-231-19430-3 2020 288 pages
THE SHENG YEN SERIES IN CHINESE BUDDHIST STUDIES
Thriving in Crisis
Buddhism and Political Disruption in China, 1522–1620 Dewei Zhang
Thriving in Crisis is a systematic study of the late Ming Buddhist renewal with a focus on the religious and political factors that enabled it. Dewei Zhang explores the history of the boom in enthusiasm for Buddhism in the Jiajing-Wanli era (1522–1620), tracing a pattern of advances and retrenchment at different social levels in varied regions.
$65.00 / £54.00 cloth 978-0-231-19700-7 2020 368 pages 10 illus.
