Erik Hammerstrom
Biographic Data
| ID | 9159175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Hammerstrom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Hammerstrom |
| SIGNATURE | HAMMERSTROM E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pacific Lutheran University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Revisiting the revival: Holmes Welch and the study of Buddhism in twentieth-century China
The articles contained in this special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions represent some of the work that has been presented in the seminar ‘Revisiting the Revival: Holmes Welch and the Study of
Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought: A Confucian Appropriation of Buddhist Ideas in Response to Scientism in the Twentieth Century
This book is a lightly revised version of the author’s 2014 dissertation (available online). It analyzes the way in which two important twentieth-century Chinese philosophers applied one of the mos
The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India, written by Peter van der Veer
The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth-Century Engagements
Kexue, or science, captured the Chinese imagination in the early twentieth century, promising new knowledge about the world and a dynamic path to prosperity. Chinese Buddhists embraced scientific language and ideas to carve out a place for their religion within a rapidly modernizing society. Examining dozens of previously unstudied writings from the Chinese Buddhist press, this book maps Buddhists’ efforts to rethink their traditions through scie…
The Heart-of-Mind Method
This article uses theory developed in the study of NRMs to analyze strategies of legitimation employed by the Chinese Buddhist Wang Xiangliu (1876–1937) as he sought to spread a new form of esoteric Buddhism in 1930s China. It discusses the specific historical and religious context in which Wang was operating in order to identify the particular tensions between the new Heart-of-Mind Method and the dominant culture. This context resulted in the sp…
Science and Buddhist Modernism in Early 20th Century China: The Life and Works of Wang Xiaoxu
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Science and Buddhist Modernism in Early 20th Century China: The Life and Works of Wang Xiaoxu
The Heart-of-Mind Method
This article uses theory developed in the study of NRMs to analyze strategies of legitimation employed by the Chinese Buddhist Wang Xiangliu (1876–1937) as he sought to spread a new form of esoteric Buddhism in 1930s China. It discusses the specific historical and religious context in which Wang was operating in order to identify the particular tensions between the new Heart-of-Mind Method and the dominant culture. This context resulted in the sp…
The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India, written by Peter van der Veer
The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth-Century Engagements
Kexue, or science, captured the Chinese imagination in the early twentieth century, promising new knowledge about the world and a dynamic path to prosperity. Chinese Buddhists embraced scientific language and ideas to carve out a place for their religion within a rapidly modernizing society. Examining dozens of previously unstudied writings from the Chinese Buddhist press, this book maps Buddhists’ efforts to rethink their traditions through scie…
Revisiting the revival: Holmes Welch and the study of Buddhism in twentieth-century China
The articles contained in this special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions represent some of the work that has been presented in the seminar ‘Revisiting the Revival: Holmes Welch and the Study of
Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought: A Confucian Appropriation of Buddhist Ideas in Response to Scientism in the Twentieth Century
This book is a lightly revised version of the author’s 2014 dissertation (available online). It analyzes the way in which two important twentieth-century Chinese philosophers applied one of the mos
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