Performing enlightenment: buddhism and theater in early modern china
Auteur :
Wang, Mengxiao
Éditeur :
Harvard University, Asia Center
ISBN :
9780674303423
Date de publication :
21 avr. 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Performing Enlightenment, Mengxiao Wang argues that the late Ming and early Qing Buddhists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries resolved their conflict between religion and worldly entertainment by transforming playwriting, stage performance, and theatergoing into a creative mode of devotional practice.