Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism

This collection of essays demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary, culture-based approaches to the study of "later" Chinese Buddhism. The authors look beyond the bedrock subjects of traditional Buddhist historiography -- scriptures and commentaries, sectarian developments, lives of notable monks -- to examine a wide range of extracanonical materials that illuminate cultural manifestations of Buddhism from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the modern period.Weidner, Marsha Smith is the author of 'Cultural Intersections in Later Chinese Buddhism' with ISBN 9780824823085 and ISBN 0824823087.