With well over 100 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from near-annihilation during the Cultural Revolution to become the largest religion in China today. Despite this, Buddhism's rise has received relatively little scholarly attention. The present volume, with contributions by leading scholars in sociology, anthropology, political science, and religious studies, explores the evolution of Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao period with a depth not seen before in a single study. Chapters critically analyze the effects of state policies on the evolution of Buddhist institutions; the challenge of rebuilding temples under the watchful eye of the state; efforts to rebuild monastic lineages and schools left broken in the aftermath of Mao's rule; and the development of new lay Buddhist spaces, both at temple sites and online.

Through its multidisciplinary perspectives, the book provides both an extensive overview of the social and political conditions under which Buddhism has grown as well as discussions of the individual projects of both monastic and lay entrepreneurs who dynamically and creatively carve out spaces for Buddhist growth in contemporary Chinese society. As a wide-ranging study that illuminates many facets of China's Buddhist revival, Buddhism after Mao will be required reading for scholars of Chinese Buddhism and of Buddhism and modernity more broadly. Its detailed case studies examining the intersections among religion, state, and contemporary Chinese society will be welcomed by sociologists and anthropologists of China, political scientists focusing on the role of religion in state formation in Asian societies, and all those interested in the relationship between religion and social change.
Buddhism After Mao, Ji Zhe (editor), University of Hawaii Press, Paperback, 364 pp, $30.80

Ji Zhe is professor of sociology at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales and director of the Centre d'Etudes Interdisciplinaires sur le Bouddhisme.

Gareth Fisher is associate professor of religion and anthropology at Syracuse University.

Andre Laliberte is professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa.

CONTENTS: Buddhism After Mao
	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction: Exploring Buddhism in Post-Mao China --Ji Zhe, Gareth Fisher, and Andre Laliberte	1
	Part I. Negotiating Legitimacy: Making Buddhism with the State
1.	Buddhism under Jiang, Hu, and Xi: The Politics of Incorporation --Andre Laliberte	21
2.	Administering Bodhisattva Guanyin's Island: The Monasteries, Political Entities, and Power Holders of Putuoshan --Claire Vidal	45
3.	Spiritual Technologies and the Politics of Buddhist Charity --Susan K. McCarthy	77
4.	Tourist Temples and Places of Practice: Charting Multiple Paths in the Revival of Monasteries --Brian J. Nichols	97
	Part II. Revival and Continuity: The Monastic Tradition and Beyond
5.	Bridging the Gap: Chan and Tiantai Dharma Lineages from Republican to Post-Mao China --Daniela Campo	123
6.	"Transmitting the Precepts in Conformity with the Dharma": Restoration, Adaptation, and Standardization of Ordination Procedures --Ester Bianchi	152
7.	Schooling Dharma Teachers: The Buddhist Academy System and Sangha Education --Ji Zhe	171
8.	A Study of Laynuns in Minnan, 1920s-2010s: Buddhism, State Institutions, and Popular Culture -- Ashiwa Yoshiko and David L. Wank	210
	Part III. Reinventing the Dharma: Buddhism in a Changing Society
9.	Urban Restructuring and Temple Agency--a Case Study of the Jing'an Temple --Huang Weishan	251
10.	Places of Their Own: Exploring the Dynamics of Religious Diversity in Public Buddhist Temple Space --Gareth Fisher	271
11.	Cyberactivities and "Civilized" Worship: Assessing Concerns and Modalities of Online Ritual Practices --Stefania Travagnin	290
	References	313
	About the Contributors	343
	Index	347