Empire of the Dharma

Empire of the Dharma
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0674065751
ISBN-13 : 9780674065758
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Download or read book Empire of the Dharma written by Hwansoo Ilmee Kim and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kim explores the dynamic relationship between Korean and Japanese Buddhists in the years leading up to the Japanese annexation of Korea. Conventional narratives portray Korean Buddhists as complicit in the religious annexation of the peninsula, but this view fails to account for the diverse visions, interests, and strategies that drove both sides.


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