The Ming Prince and Daoism - Institutional Patronage of an Elite

Zusatztext A work of outstanding erudition... Richard Wang's The Ming Prince and Daoism will probably become required reading for future research on Chinese religion in general. Informationen zum Autor Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Florida Klappentext By illuminating the role princes played in local religion during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Richard Wang demonstrates in The Ming Prince and Daoism that the princedom served to mediate between official religious policy and the commoners' interests. Zusammenfassung By illuminating the role princes played in local religion during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Richard Wang demonstrates in The Ming Prince and Daoism that the princedom served to mediate between official religious policy and the commoners' interests. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue Chapter One: Ming Princes: An Overview Chapter Two: Princely Ritual Institutions Chapter Three: Ming Princes and Daoist Ritual Chapter Four: Cultivation and Book Chapter Five: Temple Patronage Chapter Six: Literary Patronage Chapter Seven: Princely Contacts with Clerics and Fashion of Daoist Names Epilogue: The Multi-faceted Princely Patronage of a Daoist Temple Appendix A: Genealogical Chart of the Ming Emperors and Their Lines of Descent Appendix B: The numbers of princes under each emperor Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Richard G Wang, Richard G. Wang, Richard G. (Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature Wang
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.08.2012
• EAN: 9780199767687
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976768-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); China, RELIGION / Eastern, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, HISTORY / Asia / China, Buddhism, History of Religion, Asian History, Oriental Religions, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal, Chinese folk religion / Chinese Mythology