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Poet-monks : the invention of Buddhist poetry in late medieval China

Title
Poet-monks : the invention of Buddhist poetry in late medieval China / Thomas J. Mazanec.
Author
Mazanec, Thomas J.
Publication
Ithaca, New York : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2024]

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Description
xvi, 327 pages : maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"Using digital and traditional methods, Poet-Monks traces the rise of Buddhist poet-monks in the latter half of Tang-dynasty China and the way these monks merged together religious and literary practices, with a particular focus on Guanxiu and Qiji"--
Series Statement
Cornell East Asia series ; number 217
Uniform Title
Cornell East Asia series ; 217.
Subject
  • Guanxiu, 832-912
  • Qi, Ji, approximately 860-approximately 930
  • To 1500
  • Buddhist poetry, Chinese > China > History > To 1500
  • Buddhist monks > China > History > To 1500
  • Poets, Chinese > Tang dynasty, 618-907
  • Poetry > Religious aspects > Buddhism
  • Buddhist monks
  • Poets, Chinese
  • Tang Dynasty (China)
  • Poetry
  • Buddhist poetry, Chinese
  • China
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • Poems in Chinese with English translations.
Contents
Introducing poet-monks: history, geography, and sociality -- Inventing poet-monks: the first generation and their reception, 760-810 -- Becoming poet-monks: the formation of a tradition, 810-960 -- Repetition: retriplication and negation -- Incantation: sonority and foreignness -- Meditation: effort and absorption.
Call Number
JFE 24-1386
ISBN
  • 9781501773839
  • 1501773836
  • 9781501773853 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781501773846 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2023015812
OCLC
1390138261
Author
Mazanec, Thomas J., author.
Title
Poet-monks : the invention of Buddhist poetry in late medieval China / Thomas J. Mazanec.
Publisher
Ithaca, New York : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2024]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Cornell East Asia series ; number 217
Cornell East Asia series ; 217.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language
Poems in Chinese with English translations.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Other Form:
Online version: Mazanec, Thomas J. Poet-monks. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501773846 (DLC) 2023015813
Research Call Number
JFE 24-1386
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