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Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127-1276 - Princeton Legacy Library
Valerie Hansen
Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127-1276 - Princeton Legacy Library
Valerie Hansen
In her study of medieval Chinese lay practices and beliefs, Valerie Hansen argues that social and economic developments underlay religious changes in the Southern Song. Unfamiliar with the contents of Buddhist and Daoist texts, the common people hired the practitioner or prayed to the god they thought could cure the ill or bring rain. As the econom
270 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 19, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780691637051 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 270 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 16 mm · 539 g |
Language | English |
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