1. Hwansoo Ilmee Kim is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University and the author of The Korean Buddhist Empire: A Transnational History, 1910–1945. 2. Jin Y. Park is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at American University. She is the author of Women and Buddhist Philosophy: Engaging Zen Master Kim Iryŏp and the editor of Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism, also published by SUNY Press.
摘要
New Perspectives in Modern Korean Buddhism moves beyond nationalistic, modernist, and ethnocentric historiographies of modern Korean Buddhism by carefully examining individuals' lived experiences, the institutional dimensions of Korean Buddhism, and its place in transnational conversations. Drawing upon rich archives as well as historical, anthropological, and literary approaches, the book examines four themes that have gained attention in recent years: perennial existential concerns and the persistent relevance of religious practice; the role of female Buddhists; clerical marriage and scandals; and engagement with secular society. The book reveals the limits of metanarratives, such as those of colonialism, nationalism, and modernity, in understanding the complex and contested identities of both monastics and laity, thus demanding that we diversify the methods by which we articulate the history of modern Korean Buddhism.
目次
Acknowledgements Note on Translations and Conventions Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Beyond the Grand Narratives in Zen Buddhism Chapter 1: What Do Zen Masters Teach Us Today? The Case of Sŏn Master Hyeam Sŏnggwan Chapter 2: Paek Yongsŏng and the Boundaries of Early Modern Korean Buddhism: Historiographical Issues and the Question of Scale Part 2: Nuns and Laywomen in Modern Korean Buddhism Chapter 3: Lady Ch'ŏn and Modern Korean Buddhism Chapter 4: Experiencing a Different Buddhist Community: Nun Suok's Travel to Japan and Her Contribution to the Korean Community of Nuns Part 3: Clerical Celibacy, Marriage, Scandals, and Monastic Rules Chapter 5: Rethinking Married Bhikṣu: An Examination of Bhikṣu Ordinations and Clerical Marriage in 1920s Korean Buddhism Chapter 6: Flesh in the Closet: The "Secret Wife" in Korean Buddhism Chapter 7: Monastic Regulations in Contemporary Korea Part 4: Secularity, Society, and Politics Chapter 8: HanYongun, Fukuzawa Yukichi, and Questions of Nationalism and Colonialism Chapter 9: Kim Kugyŏng's Liminal Life: Between Nationalism and Scholarship Chapter 10: Praying in Kangnan and Longing for the Mountains: The Dilemma of Centrality in Contemporary Korean Buddhism Bibliography Contributors Index
