Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia
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Author | : Stephanie Balkwill |
Publisher | : Studies on East Asian Religion |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 9004509615 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789004509610 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia by : Stephanie Balkwill
Book excerpt: "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"--