Justin Ritzinger

Anarchy in the Pure Land

Reinventing the Cult of Maitreya in Modern Chinese Buddhism

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Produktbeschreibung

Anarchy in the Pure Land shows that the modern Chinese reinvention of cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, functioned as an important site for articulating a Buddhist vision of modernity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780190491161
• ISBN-10: 0190491167
• Artikelnr.: 48024235

Autorenporträt

Justin R. Ritzinger is an assistant professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. He received his PhD in the Study of Religion from Harvard in 2010. His work examines the reimagining of Chinese Buddhism in the modern period, particularly in response to novel ideas and values from abroad.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maitreya?
Part I: Taixu's Buddhist Radicalism
Chapter One: Portrait of the Master as a Young Anarchist
Chapter Two: Disorienting Frameworks
Part II: The Cult of Maitreya
Chapter Three: A New Cult for New Buddhists
Chapter Four: Bodhisattva of Progress
Part III: Worlds Closing and Opening
Chapter Five: Future Interrupted
Chapter Six: Reawakening Maitreya-Legacies Orthodox and Heterodox
Conclusion: Remembrances of Futures Past