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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 centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism.

The Korean Buddhist Empire A Transnational

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780674987197
      978-0674987197
      ISBN-10 0674987195
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      Buddhism Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

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      Book Synopsis
      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 centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism.

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