![]() | Buddhism after Mao: Negotiations, Continuities, and Reinventions With well over 100 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from near-annihilation during the Cultural Revolution to become the largest religion in China today. Despite this, Buddhism's rise has received relatively little scholarly attention. The present volume, with contributions by leading scholars in sociology, anthropology, political science, and religious studies, explores the evolution of Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao period with a depth not seen before in a single study. Chapters critically analyze the effects of state policies on the evolution of Buddhist institutions; the challenge of rebuilding temples under the watchful eye of the state; efforts to rebuild monastic lineages and schools left broken in the aftermath of Mao's rule; and the development of new lay Buddhist spaces, both at temple sites and online. Ji Zhe (Editor) Ji Zhe is professor of sociology at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales and director of the Centre d'Études Interdisciplinaires sur le Bouddhisme.Gareth Fisher (Editor) Gareth Fisher is associate professor of religion and anthropology at Syracuse University.Andre Laliberte (Editor) |
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