Showing posts with label china. Show all posts
Showing posts with label china. Show all posts

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China (Studies on China)

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Until now, China has been scarcely represented in the burgeoning comparative literature on pilgrimage. This volume remedies that omission, discussing the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics, and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites.


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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Transcendence and Divine Passion: The Queen Mother of the West in Medieval China

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Drawing on medieval Chinese poetry, fiction, and religious scriptures, this book illuminates the greatest goddess of Taoism and her place in Chinese society.


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