The Korean Buddhist Empire: A Transnational History, 1910-1945
(Book #416 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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In the first part of the twentieth century, Korean Buddhists, despite living under colonial rule, reconfigured sacred objects, festivals, urban temples, propagation--and even their own identities--to modernize and elevate Korean Buddhism. By focusing on six case studies, this book highlights the centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism. Hwansoo Ilmee Kim examines how Korean, Japanese, and other Buddhists...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674987195
ISBN13:9780674987197
Release Date:September 2018
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:358 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.8" x 8.9"
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