Khun Eng Kuah is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Chinese Diaspora Studies at the School of International Studies and the Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies, Jinan University (Guangzhou, China); and Honorary Professor at the Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong.

Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 A Theoretical Framework for the Social Production of Religious Compassionate Fields; 3 Technology of the Self and Compassionate Buddhist Giving; 4 The Buddhist Care Industry in Local Compassionate Fields; 5 Hometown as Transnational Buddhist Philanthropic Field: The Hope School Project; 6 Women Buddhists and Emotive Compassionate Performance; 7 Emotional Spiritual Capital and the Production of Religious Care Funds; 8 The State and Buddhist Elderly Care Services; 9 Conclusion: Towards Sustainable Buddhist Compassionate Fields; Bibliography; Glossary

This book investigates and establishes a theoretical framework for the study of the social production of religious compassion in the era of shale modernity among Chinese communities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.