Nikolas Broy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1150340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nikolas Broy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nikolas |
| FAMILY NAME | Broy |
| SIGNATURE | BROY N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8169-1808 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Heroic monks and villainous pirates
This article explores the involvement of Shaolin monks in military campaigns against the so-called ‘Japanese Pirates’ (wokou) in 1550s Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. While previous scholarship has only touched briefly on the course and scope of the campaigns, this contribution analyzes the military training, fighting tactics, and actual warfare of Shaolin (and other) monks in the course of these conflicts. Drawing on late Ming historical evidenc…
Nodes and Hubs
This paper takes a fresh look at the global spread of the Chinese-Taiwanese new religious movement Yiguandao (一貫道; the emic transcription is "I-Kuan Tao") by directing attention to the concrete places where transnational connections and interactions actually transpire, i.e., temples, shrines, and other sites of worship. Emically known as "Buddha halls" (fotang 佛堂), these places range from large-scale temple complexes, to small niches of worship i…
Religion und Gesellschaft (宗教與社會
The present article summarizes “German” research on religion and society in China, defined here as research conducted by scholars who have been trained in academic institutions of the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, or who have published at least some of their work in German. I focus on research that is related to religion and society in their broadest senses in order to introduce a diverse array of studies that are d…
Syncretic Sects and Redemptive Societies
Recent scholarship has demonstrated that "sectarian religion" can be regarded as one of the most important strands in China's religious landscape. Notwithstanding the consensus about the religious, political, and social significance of sectarian religion in Chinese history, academics disagree sharply over questions of both definition and terminology. Building on the theories of Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu, this article defines a new approach fo…
Martial Monks in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
(2012). Martial Monks in Medieval Chinese Buddhism. Journal of Chinese Religions: Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 45-163
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Martial Monks in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
(2012). Martial Monks in Medieval Chinese Buddhism. Journal of Chinese Religions: Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 45-163
Syncretic Sects and Redemptive Societies
Recent scholarship has demonstrated that "sectarian religion" can be regarded as one of the most important strands in China's religious landscape. Notwithstanding the consensus about the religious, political, and social significance of sectarian religion in Chinese history, academics disagree sharply over questions of both definition and terminology. Building on the theories of Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu, this article defines a new approach fo…
Religion und Gesellschaft (宗教與社會
The present article summarizes “German” research on religion and society in China, defined here as research conducted by scholars who have been trained in academic institutions of the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, or who have published at least some of their work in German. I focus on research that is related to religion and society in their broadest senses in order to introduce a diverse array of studies that are d…
Heroic monks and villainous pirates
This article explores the involvement of Shaolin monks in military campaigns against the so-called ‘Japanese Pirates’ (wokou) in 1550s Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. While previous scholarship has only touched briefly on the course and scope of the campaigns, this contribution analyzes the military training, fighting tactics, and actual warfare of Shaolin (and other) monks in the course of these conflicts. Drawing on late Ming historical evidenc…
Nodes and Hubs
This paper takes a fresh look at the global spread of the Chinese-Taiwanese new religious movement Yiguandao (一貫道; the emic transcription is "I-Kuan Tao") by directing attention to the concrete places where transnational connections and interactions actually transpire, i.e., temples, shrines, and other sites of worship. Emically known as "Buddha halls" (fotang 佛堂), these places range from large-scale temple complexes, to small niches of worship i…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · China (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Scholarship (3 works) · Social science (3 works)