Buddhist and Christian responses to the kowtow problem in China / (Record no. 57512)

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Classification number BL1812.R57
Item number R45 2015
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Personal name Reinders, Eric Robert,
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Title Buddhist and Christian responses to the kowtow problem in China /
Statement of responsibility, etc Eric Reinders
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Place of publication, distribution, etc London ;
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Bloomsbury Academic,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015.
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Extent 187 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm
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General note Includes bibliographical references and index <br/>505 8 Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Ritual topography -<br/> - 2. Buddhist obeisance -- 3. The 662 debate -- 4. The <br/> editor's conclusion -- 5. Christian objections -- 6. <br/> Theories of obeisance -- 7. Disobeisance today -- Appendix<br/> -- Bibliography -- Index <br/>520 "The most common Buddhist practice in Asia is bowing, yet <br/> Buddhist and Christian Responses to the Kowtow Problem is <br/> the first study of Buddhist obeisance in China. In <br/> Confucian ritual, everyone is supposed to kowtow, or bow, <br/> to the Chinese emperor. But Buddhists claimed exemption <br/> from bowing to any layperson, even to their own parents or<br/> the emperor. This tension erupted in an imperial debate in<br/> 662. This study first asks how and why Buddhists should <br/> bow (to the Buddha, and to monks), and then explores the <br/> arguments over their refusing to bow to the emperor. These<br/> arguments take us into the core ideas of Buddhism and <br/> imperial power: How can one achieve nirvana by bowing? <br/> What is a Buddha image? Who is it that bows? Is there any <br/> ritual that can exempt a subject of the emperor? What are <br/> the limits of the state's power over human bodies? <br/> Centuries later, Christians had a new set of problems with<br/> bowing in China, to the emperor and to "idols." Buddhist <br/> and Christian Responses to the Kowtow problem compares <br/> these cases of refusing to bow, discusses modern theories <br/> of obeisance, and finally moves to examine some <br/> contemporary analogies such as refusing to salute the <br/> American flag. Contributing greatly to the study of the <br/> body and power, ritual, religion and material culture, <br/> this volume is of interest to scholars and students of <br/> religious studies, Buddhism, Chinese history and material <br/> culture"--|cProvided by publisher <br/>
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Public worship
General subdivision Buddhism
Geographic subdivision China
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Public worship
General subdivision Christianity
Geographic subdivision China
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Posture in worship
Geographic subdivision China
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    Library of Congress Classification     Non-fiction Joshua & Timothy School of Theology Library (JTSOT) Joshua & Timothy School of Theology Library (JTSOT) General Circulation 04/02/2022 Donations TBN 4600.00 BL1812.R57 R45 2015 067849 1 04/02/2022 Book