The art of jieyuan
Ethical affinity and the cultivation of Chinese Buddhist spirituality in Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2254497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qi Yu (0000-0002-0426-5407, Zhejiang University, corresponding author), Yu Qiu (0000-0003-1272-8720, Zhejiang University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 96-114 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9655.14110 |
| OpenAlex | W4393119264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 56 |
Ethical encounters in cross-cultural contexts have been a major concern in the anthropology of morality and religion, yet the dominant view assumes that processes of ethical transformation and conversion emphasize the centrality of texts and beliefs. These discussions are influenced by epistemological frameworks associated with Christian theology and practice. Yet studies of other religions have brought about challenges by either doubting whether 'belief' still serves as a fruitful analytical tool or stressing the diversity of non-text-driven and multimedia forms of conversion. Based on fieldwork in a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Tanzania, this essay examines how Buddhist monks from China seek to cultivate Buddhist spirituality among Tanzanian locals in an embodied and allegorical way. By ethnographically teasing out the Chinese Buddhist notion of jieyuan, it provides a way of understanding religious suasion not just as a rational and intellectual conversation, but also as a process of embodied illumination that induces gradual, inductive, sympathetic changes in others
Alternative medicine · Buddhism · Ethnology · Spirituality · Tanzania · Theology · Traditional medicine · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |