Publications

The Three Treasures A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto no Tamenori's Sanboe

Edward Kamens

When the young Princess Sonshi became a Buddhist nun in the year 984, a scholar-official of the royal court was commissioned to create a guide to the Buddhist religion that would be accessible for her. He did so in the form of the illustrated works of fiction (monogatari) that appealed to women...

The Quest for Gentility in China: Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class

Chloe Starr

Chloe Starr, Editor Routledge Press Publication Date: 2009 Daria Berg (Editor), Chloe Starr (Editor)

The Late-Ming Poet Ch'en Tzu-lung: Crises of Love and Loyalism

Kang-I Chang

Kang-i Sun Chang Yale University Press Publication Date: 1991

The Late Ming Poet Ch'en Tzu-lung

Kang-I Chang

Kang-i Sun Chang Asian Culture Press Publication Date: 1992

The Korean Buddhist Empire: A Transnational History, 1910-1945

Hwansoo Kim

In the first part of the twentieth century, Korean Buddhists, despite living under colonial rule, reconfigured sacred objects, festivals, urban temples, propagation—and even their own identities—to modernize and elevate Korean Buddhism. By focusing on six case studies, this book highlights the...