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A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and Identity

A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and Identity

Zhouxiang, Lu

Paperback

Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History

BuddhismChinese HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0367660393
ISBN13: 9780367660390
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 30 2020
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Shaolin Monastery at Mount Song is considered the epicentre of the Chan school of Buddhism. It is also well known for its martial arts tradition and has long been regarded as a special cultural heritage site and an important symbol of the Chinese nation. This book is the first scholarly work in English to comprehensively examine the full history of Shaolin Monastery from 496 to 2016. More importantly, it offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.

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