Democracy''s Dharma - Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan

Zusatztext "Rich historical and phenomenological detail." Informationen zum Autor Richard Madsen is Professor of Sociology at the University of California! San Diego. He is coauthor of Habits of the Heart (UC Press! 1985) and The Good Society (1991)! and is the author of China's Catholics (UC Press! 1998) and many other books. Klappentext "Madsen is a genial and well-informed guide! both to social-political change in Taiwan and to the ins and outs of religious movements. His engaging writing skillfully interweaves profound insights and themes into the descriptive analytical narrative. Democracy's Dharma presents new material based on recent research while offering a fresh spin on thinking about Asian religions."-Thomas Gold! editor of Social Connections in China: Institutions! Culture! and the Changing Nature of Guanxi Zusammenfassung Explores the remarkable religious renaissance that reformed, revitalized, and renewed the practices of Buddhism and Daoism in Taiwan. This book connects these developments to Taiwan's transition to democracy and the burgeoning needs of its middle classes. It demonstrates that the Taiwan religious renaissance embraces a democratic modernity. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Romanization Preface 1. The Taiwanese Religious Context 2. Tzu Chi: The Modernization of Buddhist Compassion 3. Buddha's Light Mountain: The Buddhist Contribution to Democratic Civil Religion 4. Dharma Drum Mountain: Transcendent Meaning in a Broken World 5. The Enacting Heaven Temple: Hybrid Modernity Conclusions Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard Madsen, Madsen Richard
• Assisted by: Richard Madsen (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2007
• EAN: 9780520252288
• ISBN: 978-0-520-25228-8
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Taiwan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Buddhism, Political structures: democracy, RELIGION / Taoism, Taoism