Ming Dynasty Yunnan and Guizhou Buddhism Studies (Volume 1 and 2) -- Twentieth Century Chinese Historical Classics

Author: Chen Yuan
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book is one of the "Twentieth-Century Masterpieces of Chinese Historiography" and is a popular reading on the history of world religions. It selects works published in the 20th century that had a significant impact on the development of historiography at the time or on its subsequent development, meaning they occupied an important position in the development of Chinese historiography in the 20th century. It aims to systematically showcase the historiographical achievements of the century and present the works of the most representative historians to the readers. This book is one of the "Twentieth-Century Masterpieces of Chinese Historiography" and is a popular reading on the history of world religions. It selects works published in the 20th century that had a significant impact on the development of historiography at the time or on its subsequent development, meaning they occupied an important position in the development of Chinese historiography in the 20th century. It aims to systematically showcase the historiographical achievements of the century and present the works of the most representative historians to the readers. The book is divided into two volumes, introducing topics such as the study of the Yuan-era Yelikeyun religion, the study of the Kaifeng Yixiele Religion, the study of the Huoao Religion entering China, the study of the Manichaeism entering China, a brief history of the Islam entering China, the study of the Ming-era Buddhism in Yunnan and Guizhou, the records of the early Qing Buddhist disputes, the study of the early Southern Song Buddhism in Hebei, and relevant knowledge about Chinese Buddhist historical texts. As the 20th century draws to a close, Chinese historiography has undergone a century of transformation and innovation, a century of prosperity and abundance, with remarkable achievements and a generation of outstanding scholars, making it worthy of study and summary. This book aims to systematically showcase the historiographical achievements of the 20th century and present the works of the most representative historians to the readers. Readers will see in the course of reading how Chinese historiography has walked a tortuous path from tradition to modernity, how it has undergone transformation, innovation, inheritance, and exploration, and how scholars over the past century have painstakingly nurtured and enriched the garden of Chinese historiography with their hard work and dedication.