Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic - Mother

Informationen zum Autor N. Harry Rothschild is associate professor of Asian history at the University of North Florida. He specializes in Tang history and the study of women and gender in China and East Asia. He is also the author of Wu Zhao! China's Only Female Emperor. Klappentext Wu Zhao (624-705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor. How did she ascend the dragon throne? This multifaceted history suggests that China's rich pantheon of female divinities and eminent women played an integral part in the construction of Wu Zhao's sovereignty. Zusammenfassung Wu Zhao (624–705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor. How did she ascend the dragon throne? This multifaceted history suggests that China's rich pantheon of female divinities and eminent women played an integral part in the construction of Wu Zhao's sovereignty.

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• Authors: N. Harry Rothschild, N. Henry Rothschild, Norman H. Rothschild, Rothschild Norman H.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2015
• EAN: 9780231169387
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16938-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies; Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhism; Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhism; The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, HISTORY / Asia / China, Buddhism, Religion & beliefs, CE period up to c 1500, Asian History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Gender studies: women and girls, religion; buddhism