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The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai explores the pan-East Asian significance of sacred Mount Wutai from the Northern Dynasties to the present.

Produktbeschreibung
The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai explores the pan-East Asian significance of sacred Mount Wutai from the Northern Dynasties to the present.
Autorenporträt
Susan Andrews, Ph.D. (2012), Columbia University, is Associate Professor of East Asian Religions at Mount Allison University. Her research explores sacred place and pilgrimage, Buddhism's interactions with autochthonous forms of practice, the economics of religious life, and participative pedagogy. Jinhua Chen is a professor at the University of British Columbia and a visiting professor at several major universities, including Tokyo University (2003-04), Stanford (2012) and Capital Normal University (2019-20). He has published extensively on state-church relationships, monastic (hagio/)biographical literature, Buddhist sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technological innovation in medieval East Asia. Kuan Guang, Ph.D.(2010), SOAS, is a Research Fellow in Chinese Buddhism at King's College, London. Kuan Guang's principle research interests lie in the history and texts of Chinese Buddhism, with a particular expertise and interest in translating classical Chinese Buddhist and historical texts. His current study is focused on Ming Buddhist history, particularly on an internationally well-known Buddhist pilgrimage centre Wutai Shan.