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Buddhism in Chinese Society : An Economic History from the Fifth to the Tenth Centuries by Jacques Gernet (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231114117
ISBN-139780231114110
eBay Product ID (ePID)87757
Product Key Features
Number of Pages441 Pages
Publication NameBuddhism in Chinese Society : an Economic History from the Fifth to the Tenth Centuries
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBuddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), General
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion
AuthorJacques Gernet
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight24.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsThis is perhaps the greatest contribution of Gernet's work: he demonstrates through the skilled use of a dazzling variety of literary evidence the complexity of the interchange between Buddhism and Chinese society., "The value of this book is its translations of primary sources and its salutary reminder of the importance of economic motivations and activities in the history of Chinese Buddhism." -- Pacific Affairs, The value of this book is its translations of primary sources and its salutary reminder of the importance of economic motivations and activities in the history of Chinese Buddhism., This is an analysis of Buddhist practice within its socio-economic context and still one of the best examples of Chinese social history in any discipline in forty years. For new generations of researchers, the forty years' wait [for the English translation] has been worth it., This work will remain one of this century's classic histories of China. Gernet's account of Buddhism is sobering., "This is perhaps the greatest contribution of Gernet's work: he demonstrates through the skilled use of a dazzling variety of literary evidence the complexity of the interchange between Buddhism and Chinese society." -- China Review International, "This work will remain one of this century's classic histories of China. Gernet's account of Buddhism is sobering." -- Journal of Asian Studies
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Original LanguageFrench
Dewey Decimal294.3/0951/09021
SynopsisFirst published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries., First published in French in Saigon in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with the study of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries.
LC Classification NumberBO638.G4713 1995
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