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16%OFFJames Robson - Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue ??) in Medieval China - 9780674033320 - V9780674033320
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Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue ??) in Medieval China

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Description for Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue ??) in Medieval China Hardback. Throughout Chinese history, mountains have been integral components of the religious landscape. This book demonstrates the value of local studies and the field of Buddho-Daoist studies in research on Chinese religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; HRKN5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 943.

Throughout Chinese history mountains have been integral components of the religious landscape. They have been considered divine or numinous sites, the abodes of deities, the preferred locations for temples and monasteries, and destinations for pilgrims. Early in Chinese history a set of five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks, yue, demarcating and protecting the boundaries of the Chinese imperium.

The Southern Sacred Peak, or Nanyue, is of interest to scholars not the least because the title has been awarded to several different mountains over the years. The dynamic nature of Nanyue raises a significant ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674033320
SKU
V9780674033320
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About James Robson
James Robson is Associate Professor of Chinese Religion at Harvard University.

Reviews for Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue ??) in Medieval China
This volume breaks new ground in the ever-growing body of scholarship on important mountains in China, and thus deserves the close attention of anyone interested in Chinese culture in general and Chinese religious history in particular.
J. M. Hargett
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