The cultural practices of modern Chinese Buddhism : attuning the dharma / Francesca Tarocco.

"First published in 2007. Transferred to Digital Printing 2010."--T.p. verso of paperback edition.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-171) and index.

Introduction : modern Buddhist cultures -- The cultural practices of Buddhist modernity -- Shanghai Buddhism -- Vegetarian identities -- The esoteric fever -- Printing the dharma -- Buddhist canons -- Yang Wenhui -- Awakening the faith -- Buddhist books beyond China -- Shanghai Buddhist publishers and writers -- The Sanskrit Buddhism of Su Manshu -- Life and death in Feng Zikai's drawings -- The Buddhist periodical press -- Buddhism, religion and the nation -- Images of modern Buddhism -- The sound of modern Buddhism -- Li Shutong : from Shanghai to Tokyo, and back -- Li Shutong leaves home -- Songs of nationalism -- The power of song -- Hymns, anthems and songs -- Songs of modernity -- Buddhist songs -- Continuities and discontinuities -- Scientific gadgets : Buddhist radio and phonograph recordings -- Buddhist songs in the digital age.