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The Korean Buddhist empire : a transnational history (1910-1945) /

Highlights the centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism in the early twentieth century. While Japanese Buddhism exerted the most influence, Korean Buddhism (and Japanese Buddhism itself) was deeply influenced by developments in China, Taiwan and els...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Hwansoo Ilmee, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, [2018].
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs ; 416.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Korea > History > 20th century.
Korea > Civilization > Japanese influences.
Korea > Religion > 20th century.
Korea > History > Japanese occupation, 1910-1945.
Transnationalism.
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Summary:Highlights the centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism in the early twentieth century. While Japanese Buddhism exerted the most influence, Korean Buddhism (and Japanese Buddhism itself) was deeply influenced by developments in China, Taiwan and elsewhere, as well as by Christianity.
Physical Description:xi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-332) and index.
ISBN:9780674987197
0674987195