This work provides a new hypothesis for understanding the real nature of the term "White Lotus Teachings". The author argues that there are actually two different phenomena covered by similar terms: from c1130 until 1400 a lay Buddhist movement existed, which can be called the White Lotus movement. It enjoyed the respect of contemporary literati and religious elites. The moveme...(展开全部)

This text draws in a variety of primary sources, including histories, gazetteers, canonical records, memorials and essays, as well as secondary studies in Chinese, Japanese, English and French, in order to examine the White Lotus teachings in Chinese religious history.

For two millennia, Chinese society has been producing divine revelations on an unparalleled scale, in multifarious genres and formats. This book is the first comprehensive attempt at accounting for the processes of such production. It builds a typology of the various ritual techniques used to make gods present and allow them to speak or write, and it follows the historical deve...(展开全部)

For two millennia, Chinese society has been producing divine revelations on an unparalleled scale, in multifarious genres and formats. This book is the first comprehensive attempt at accounting for the processes of such production. It builds a typology of the various ritual techniques used to make gods present and allow them to speak or write, and it follows the historical deve...(展开全部)

杰西卡•罗森教授（Professor Dame Jessica Rawson），英国著名艺术史家、考古学家、汉学家，牛津大学教授、中国美术学院视觉中国研究院院士，历任大英博物馆东方部主任，牛津大学墨顿学院院长，牛津大学副校长。英国国家学术院院士（Fellow of the British Academy），大英帝国司令勋章（CBE）获得者，是目前中国艺术与考古领域最为活跃的西方学者之一。

杰西卡•罗森教授（Professor Dame Jessica Rawson），英国著名艺术史家、考古学家、汉学家，牛津大学教授、中国美术学院视觉中国研究院院士，历任大英博物馆东方部主任，牛津大学墨顿学院院长，牛津大学副校长。英国国家学术院院士（Fellow of the British Academy），大英帝国司令勋章（CBE）获得者，是目前中国艺术与考古领域最为活跃的西方学者之一。

杰西卡•罗森教授（Professor Dame Jessica Rawson），英国著名艺术史家、考古学家、汉学家，牛津大学教授、中国美术学院视觉中国研究院院士，历任大英博物馆东方部主任，牛津大学墨顿学院院长，牛津大学副校长。英国国家学术院院士（Fellow of the British Academy），大英帝国司令勋章（CBE）获得者，是目前中国艺术与考古领域最为活跃的西方学者之一。

杰西卡•罗森教授（Professor Dame Jessica Rawson），英国著名艺术史家、考古学家、汉学家，牛津大学教授、中国美术学院视觉中国研究院院士，历任大英博物馆东方部主任，牛津大学墨顿学院院长，牛津大学副校长。英国国家学术院院士（Fellow of the British Academy），大英帝国司令勋章（CBE）获得者，是目前中国艺术与考古领域最为活跃的西方学者之一。

Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines the social dimensions of religious life, with essays devoted to religion in urban, rural, and ethnic minority s...(展开全部)

Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines the social dimensions of religious life, with essays devoted to religion in urban, rural, and ethnic minority s...(展开全部)