{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-buddhas-sem-vermeersch-9780674031883","title":"The Power of the Buddhas: The Politics of Buddhism During the Koryo Dynasty (918 - 1392)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddhism in medieval Korea is characterized as \"State Protection Buddhism,\" a religion whose primary purpose was to rally support (supernatural and popular) for and legitimate the state. In this view, the state used Buddhism to engender compliance with its goals. A closer look, however, reveals that Buddhism was a canvas on which people projected many religious and secular concerns and desires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study is an attempt to specify Buddhism's place in Koryo and to ascertain to what extent and in what areas Buddhism functioned as a state religion. Was state support the main reason for Buddhism's dominance in Koryo? How actively did the state seek to promote religious ideals? What was the strength of Buddhism as an institution and the nature of its relationship to the state? What role did Confucianism, the other state ideology, play in Koryo? This study argues that Buddhism provided most of the symbols and rituals, and some of the beliefs, that constructed an aura of legitimacy, but that there was no single ideological system underlying the Koryo dynasty's legitimating strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sem Vermeersch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674031881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674031883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2008 pg. 20","brand":"Sem Vermeersch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086756491519,"sku":"9780674031883","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b754ae92-2826-4abc-8f95-b3e9252b310e.jpg?v=1769096396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-the-buddhas-sem-vermeersch-9780674031883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}