Buddhism, War, and Nationalism

Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945

Xue Yu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

292 Seiten

2005
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-97511-7 (ISBN)

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This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this "new Buddhist tradition," a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace. In scores of articles as war approached in 1936-37, new monks searched and reinterpreted scripture, making controversial arguments for ideas like "compassionate killing" which would justify participating in war.

Xue Yu is Director of the Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Changing Buddhism in Modern China 2. Buddhism and National Defending 3. Propaganda against Japanese Aggressions 4. Buddhist Participation in the War 5. Buddhism in Japanese-Occupied Areas 6. Taixu and Buddhism after the War. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.2005
Reihe/Serie	East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-415-97511-5 / 0415975115
ISBN-13	978-0-415-97511-7 / 9780415975117
Zustand	Neuware