Buddha Party

Zusatztext Although this book is important reading for anyone who wants to understand the contemporary religious situation in Tibet, it is also a useful resource for understanding the use of propaganda in modern China. I would also highly recommend the book to general readers who are interested in, and concerned about, the recent rise of similar forms of discourse in Europe and America: 'alternative facts' is propaganda by another name. Informationen zum Autor John Powers is Professor of Asian Studies in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. He specializes in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan history and is the author of 17 books and more than 80 articles. His books include A Bull of A Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism (2009) and Historical Dictionary of Tibet (with David Templeman; 2012). Klappentext The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. Zusammenfassung The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface 1 Acts of Ingratitude 2 The Limitations of Propaganda 3 Patriotic Soul Boys and Other Chinese Myths 4 Tibetology with Chinese Characteristics 5 Chinese and Tibetan Perspectives on History 6 Conclusion Appendix A: Tibetan Spellings Appendix B: Chinese Terms Appendix C: Buddhist Terms Notes Bibliography Index

Auteur
John Powers is Professor of Asian Studies in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. He specializes in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan history and is the author of 17 books and more than 80 articles. His books include A Bull of A Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism (2009) and Historical Dictionary of Tibet (with David Templeman; 2012).

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The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad.

Contenu

• Acknowledgements

• Preface

• 1 Acts of Ingratitude

• 2 The Limitations of Propaganda

• 3 Patriotic Soul Boys and Other Chinese Myths

• 4 Tibetology with Chinese Characteristics

• 5 Chinese and Tibetan Perspectives on History

• 6 Conclusion

• Appendix A: Tibetan Spellings

• Appendix B: Chinese Terms

• Appendix C: Buddhist Terms

• Notes

• Bibliography

• Index