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Timothy Brook, Harvard University Press

Praying for Power - Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China

English · Hardback

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Summary

Timothy Brook studies three widely separated and economically dissimilar counties. He draws on rich data in monastic gazetteers to examine the patterns and social consequences of patronage.

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Authors	Timothy Brook, Harvard University Press
Publisher	Harvard University, Asia Center

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.1994

EAN	9780674697751
ISBN	978-0-674-69775-1
No. of pages	412
Dimensions	248 mm x 163 mm x 37 mm
Weight	776 g
Illustrations	10 halftones, 3 maps
Series	Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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