{"product_id":"road-to-heaven-encounters-with-chinese-hermits","title":"Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRoad to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRed Pine\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781582435237\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCounterpoint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA preeminent translator of Chinese poetry and Buddhist texts explores the traditions of Chinese hermits in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA fascinating slice of Chinese life for armchair travelers--with insights into the history of Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen in modern China.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains--the historical refuge of ancient hermits--he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continue to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unknown China sheds light on a phenomenon unparalleled in the West. Porter's discovery is more than a revelation and uncovers the glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits | Red Pine | Paperback | 9781582435237 | Used: Good | Religion \u0026 Spirituality 1764715 (temp: 10)","offer_id":49317498552472,"sku":"1764715","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71lWuDn4syL.jpg?v=1782151379","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/road-to-heaven-encounters-with-chinese-hermits","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}