Formaat: Hardback, 294 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 720 g, 4 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 34 Halftones, black and white; 37 Illustrations, black and white
Formaat: Hardback, 294 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 720 g, 4 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 34 Halftones, black and white; 37 Illustrations, black and white
Shaolin Monastery at Mount Song is considered the epicentre of the Chan school of Buddhism. It is also well known for its martial arts tradition and has long been regarded as a special cultural heritage site and an important symbol of the Chinese nation. This book is the first scholarly work in English to comprehensively examine the full history of Shaolin Monastery from 496 to 2016. More importantly, it offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.
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"...it is impossible to deny that Shaolin has indeed played an important role throughout Chinese history and has certainly contributed to the construction of a strong national identity. Moreover, the true strength of this volume lies not so much in Lus conclusions about the importance of Shaolin, but rather the exposition itself of the most comprehensive history of Shaolin in English to this date."- Joseph Chadwin, University of Vienna
List of Figures
vi
List of Tables
viii
List of Abbreviations
ix
Acknowledgements
x
1 Introduction
1
(6)
2 The Early Days of Shaolin
7
(34)
3 The Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties
41
(34)
4 The Transformation of Shaolin in the Ming Dynasty
75
(43)
5 The Development of Shaolin in the Qing Dynasty
118
(32)
6 The Republic of China Era: Warlords, Militarism and Nationalism
150
(39)
7 Surviving Socialist Reforms
189
(30)
8 The Revival of Shaolin in the Era of Reform and Opening Up
219
(34)
9 Conclusion
253
(7)
Appendix: Chronology of Major Events in the History of Shaolin
260
(3)
Glossary
263
(28)
Index
291
Lu Zhouxiang is Lecturer in Chinese Studies within the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland.
