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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Republican-Era Modernity1. Buddhist Activism, Urban Space, and Ambivalent Modernity in 1920s Shanghai, by J. Brooks Jessup2. Buddhism and the Modern Epistemic Space: Buddhist Intellectuals in the Science and Philosophy of Life Debates, by Erik J. Hammerstrom3. A Revolution of Ink: Chinese Buddhist Periodicals in the Early Republic, by Gregory Adam ScottPart II: Midcentury War and Revolution4. Resurrecting Xuanzang: The Modern Travels of a Medieval Monk, by Benjamin Brose5. Buddhist Efforts for the Reconciliation of Buddhism and Marxism in the Early Years of the People's Republic of China, by Xue Yu6. The Communist Dismantling of Temple and Monastic Buddhism in Suzhou, by Jan KielyPart III: Contemporary Social Practice7. Mapping Religious Difference: Lay Buddhist Textual Communities in the Post-Mao Period, by Gareth Fisher8. Receiving Prayer Beads: A Lay-Buddhist Ritual Performed by Menopausal Women in Ninghua, Western Fujian, by Neky Tak-ching CheungBibliographyList of ContributorsIndex

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