State and Court Ritual in China Tapa dura - 1999

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Cambridge Univ Pr, 1999. Hardcover. New. 446 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 446 pp.; 24 cm. Contents; Ancient Chinese ritual as seen in the material record / Jessica Rawson -- The feng and shan sacrifices of Emperor Wu of the Han / Mark Edward Lewis -- The imperial way of death in Han China / Michael Loewe -- The emperor as bodhisattva : the bodhisattva ordination and ritual assemblies of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty / Andreas Janousch -- The death rites of Tang Daizong / David L. McMullen -- The ceremony of gratitude / Oliver Moore -- The imperial household cults / Robert L. Chard -- The emperor in the village : representing the state in South China / David Faure -- Emperor, �lites, and commoners : the community pact ritual of the late Ming / Joseph P. McDermott -- Manchu shamanic ceremonies at the Qing court / Nicola Di Cosmo… Leer más

Cambridge University Press. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Cambridge University Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!