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Each chapter of this book offers a biography of a religious leader and a detailed discussion of his or her rise to sainthood over the course of China's twentieth century. Throughout, emphasis is on the creative and largely successful strategies deployed in the face of state indifference or host...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ownby, David, 1958- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Buddhist saints > Biography.
Buddhism > China > History > 20th century.
Saints bouddhistes > Biographies.
Bouddhisme > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Buddhism
Buddhist saints
China
1900-1999
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Each chapter of this book offers a biography of a religious leader and a detailed discussion of his or her rise to sainthood over the course of China's twentieth century. Throughout, emphasis is on the creative and largely successful strategies deployed in the face of state indifference or hostility.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190494575
0190494573