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CHIA, J. M., Monks in Motion. Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea. Oxford University Press, 2022. 304p. Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. The book is a remarkable study by a young talented researcher. The book is original and innovative as it aims to trace the often overlooked Buddhist connections between China and the western part of maritime Southeast Asia. The author combined archival work with anthropological skills. In doing so he was able to add an important religious dimension to Chinese migration histories. By tracing the lives and roles of the monks, the author reveals aspects of modernity of Mahayana Buddhism in maritime Southeast Asia. Taken together this book represents a new step in the study of religion in Southeast Asia and contributes to a new trend to approach Southeast Asia in a broader global context. 2021 EuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize Committee, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies |a 14/09/2021 (Publisher's information). € 35.99 (New) (approx. delivery time: 14 days) ISBN: 9780197613672