Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks - Daoism and Local Society in Ming China

In Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks, Richard Wang explores the key role played by elite Daoists in social and cultural life in Ming China, notably by mediating between local networks and the state through their clerical lineages-empire-wide networks channeling knowledge and resources-and by controlling central temples.

About the author

Richard G. Wang is Professor of Chinese Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Florida.

Summary

In Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks, Richard Wang explores the key role played by elite Daoists in social and cultural life in Ming China, notably by mediating between local networks and the state through their clerical lineages—empire-wide networks channeling knowledge and resources—and by controlling central temples.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara W. Fash, Richard G. Wang
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.2022
• EAN: 9780674270961
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27096-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, HISTORY / General