| Description |
1 online resource (293 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
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East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One Changing Buddhism in Modern China; Chapter Two Buddhism and National Defending; Chapter Three Propaganda against Japanese Aggressions; Chapter Four Buddhist Participation in the War; Chapter Five Buddhism in Japanese-Occupied Areas; Chapter Six Taixu and Buddhism after the War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) |
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Buddhism -- Social aspects -- China.
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Buddhism -- Social aspects. |
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China. |
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. |
| Chronological Term |
1937-1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Yu, Xue. Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780415975117 |
| ISBN |
9781135487324 (electronic book) |
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1135487324 (electronic book) |
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