具体描述
Patrons and Patriarchs breaks new ground in the study of clergy-court relations during the tumultuous period that spanned the collapse of the Tang dynasty (618–907) and the consolidation of the Northern Song (960–1127). This era, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, has typically been characterized as a time of debilitating violence and instability, but it also brought increased economic prosperity, regional development, and political autonomy to southern territories.
The book describes how the formation of new states in southeastern China elevated local Buddhist traditions and moved Chan (Zen) monks from the margins to the center of Chinese society. Drawing on biographies, inscriptions, private histories, and government records, it argues that the shift in imperial patronage from a diverse array of Buddhist clerics to members of specific Chan lineages was driven by political, social, and geographical reorientations set in motion by the collapse of the Tang dynasty and the consolidation of regional powers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. As monastic communities representing diverse arrays of thought, practice, and pedagogy allied with rival political factions, the outcome of power struggles determined which clerical networks assumed positions of power and which doctrines were enshrined as orthodoxy. Rather than view the ascent of Chan monks and their traditions as instances of intellectual hegemony, this book focuses on the larger sociopolitical processes that lifted members of Chan lineages onto the imperial stage. Against the historical backdrop of the tenth century, Patrons and Patriarchs explores the nature and function of Chan lineage systems, the relationships between monastic and lay families, and the place of patronage in establishing identity and authority in monastic movements.
作者简介
Benjamin Brose is assistant professor of Chinese Religions in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan.
目录信息
读后感
Benjamin Brose’s book, Patrons and Patriarchs, proved that during the disunification of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, elite Chan monks started to serve a pivot position within the sangha-state political milieu of those kingdoms and dynasties ...
Benjamin Brose’s book, Patrons and Patriarchs, proved that during the disunification of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, elite Chan monks started to serve a pivot position within the sangha-state political milieu of those kingdoms and dynasties ...
Benjamin Brose’s book, Patrons and Patriarchs, proved that during the disunification of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, elite Chan monks started to serve a pivot position within the sangha-state political milieu of those kingdoms and dynasties ...
Benjamin Brose’s book, Patrons and Patriarchs, proved that during the disunification of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, elite Chan monks started to serve a pivot position within the sangha-state political milieu of those kingdoms and dynasties ...
Benjamin Brose’s book, Patrons and Patriarchs, proved that during the disunification of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, elite Chan monks started to serve a pivot position within the sangha-state political milieu of those kingdoms and dynasties ...
用户评价
坦白说,我一开始对这本书的预期并不高,毕竟“父权”和“赞助人”这样的主题听起来有些老生常谈。然而,一旦沉浸其中,我立刻被作者那种犀利而又充满人文关怀的笔触所折服。这本书的论证结构非常严谨,逻辑链条环环相扣,从宏观的政治经济背景,到微观的家庭伦理变迁,作者都处理得游刃有余。最让我感到震撼的是,作者在分析那些历史上的关键转折点时,总能找到那些被主流叙事所忽略的边缘声音。那些看似是次要角色的个体,在作者的笔下焕发出惊人的生命力,他们的挣扎与妥协,构成了理解整个时代变迁不可或缺的一块拼图。阅读这本书,就像是在进行一次高强度的智力体操,需要集中全部注意力去跟随作者精妙的思路,但回报是巨大的——对复杂人际互动和权力动态的理解得到了质的飞跃。
这本书给我的感觉是“重量级”的,它不是那种可以轻松消遣的读物,而更像是一部需要被反复研读、随时做笔记的案头书。我特别喜欢作者处理那些灰色地带的方式。在讨论“赞助”与“控制”的关系时,作者并没有简单地将一方描绘成纯粹的施害者,另一方描绘成无辜的受害者。相反,书中展现了权力关系中微妙的相互依赖和角色互换的可能性。每一次的妥协都不是单向的,每一次的顺从背后都可能隐藏着更长远的策略布局。这种复杂性的呈现,避免了将历史人物脸谱化的倾向,使得整个叙事充满了张力和真实感。读完后,我感觉自己对人性的理解又深了一层——我们都是在既有的框架下,以有限的筹码进行着永恒的博弈。
这本书的封面设计真是太吸引人了,那种复古的色调和精致的排版,立刻让人联想到那些陈旧却又充满故事感的图书馆角落。我通常对历史题材的书籍情有独钟,尤其是那些能深入挖掘社会结构和权力关系的著作。这本书的开篇就非常引人入胜,作者似乎有一种魔力,能将看似枯燥的社会学概念,通过一个个鲜活的人物故事串联起来。我特别欣赏作者对细节的把控,那些关于服饰、礼仪乃至日常对话的描摹,都显得那么真实可信,仿佛我真的置身于那个特定的历史时期。读下去的过程中,我不断地在思考,那些看似牢不可破的传统和等级制度,究竟是如何在时间的洪流中被塑造和维系的。这本书并没有给我一个简单的答案,反而提出了更多值得深思的问题,这正是我阅读历史和严肃题材作品时所追求的体验。它促使我跳出原有的思维定式,去审视当下社会中那些隐形的权力网络。
对于那些渴望超越表面现象,探究事物根源的读者来说,这本书无疑是一次非凡的旅程。它没有采用那种大众流行的“快餐式”历史叙事,而是要求读者付出耐心和思考的努力。我发现自己常常在夜深人静时,被书中提出的某个论点深深困扰,不得不起身去查阅相关的背景资料。这种主动学习和探索的过程,正是阅读的真正乐趣所在。作者似乎对“结构”的力量有一种近乎偏执的关注,并成功地展示了这些结构是如何渗透到最私密的个人生活领域,并对其进行塑形的。这本书提供了一套观察世界运作的全新透镜,让我看清了那些看似自然而然的社会现象,背后隐藏的、由历史和权力精心编织的复杂网络。它绝对值得被放在书架上最显眼的位置。
我是一个非常注重阅读体验的读者,这本书的文字风格简直是教科书级别的示范。它的句式长短结合得恰到好处,时而如同一条平静流淌的河流,娓娓道来,时而又陡然爆发成急促的瀑布,将关键的洞察力猛地砸向读者。我很少在一本学术性较强的书中感受到如此强烈的节奏感。更难得的是,作者在保持其学术严谨性的同时,从未牺牲文学性。那些譬喻和意象的运用,精准且富有诗意,让那些抽象的社会理论变得触手可及。读完一个章节,我常常需要停下来,不是因为内容太难理解,而是因为那种语言的纯粹之美让我忍不住想要回味咀嚼一番。这本书不仅仅是知识的传递,它更像是一场精心编排的语言盛宴,让人在思考之余,也能享受到文字组合带来的愉悦。
不如Welter的五代佛教史,虽说是想要进一步在大的社会背景下挖掘五代十国地方君主与僧人之间的互动,却读不出太多新的东西,绝大多数史实其实Welter已经或多或少提到过。比较重要的贡献是用分国分章的形式勾勒了禅宗僧团在各国的发展,这样脉络更加清晰。不过,作者论述的论点实在不太清楚,虽然了解了patrons and patriarchs,不禁还是想进一步问so what,感觉若要能进一步深挖这一时段patronage与大历史背景和社会经济变化的联系就更好了。
見welter書評。五代急需挖掘
不如Welter的五代佛教史,虽说是想要进一步在大的社会背景下挖掘五代十国地方君主与僧人之间的互动,却读不出太多新的东西,绝大多数史实其实Welter已经或多或少提到过。比较重要的贡献是用分国分章的形式勾勒了禅宗僧团在各国的发展,这样脉络更加清晰。不过,作者论述的论点实在不太清楚,虽然了解了patrons and patriarchs,不禁还是想进一步问so what,感觉若要能进一步深挖这一时段patronage与大历史背景和社会经济变化的联系就更好了。
不如Welter的五代佛教史,虽说是想要进一步在大的社会背景下挖掘五代十国地方君主与僧人之间的互动,却读不出太多新的东西,绝大多数史实其实Welter已经或多或少提到过。比较重要的贡献是用分国分章的形式勾勒了禅宗僧团在各国的发展,这样脉络更加清晰。不过,作者论述的论点实在不太清楚,虽然了解了patrons and patriarchs,不禁还是想进一步问so what,感觉若要能进一步深挖这一时段patronage与大历史背景和社会经济变化的联系就更好了。
寫的很好,但是讀完了等於沒讀。