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Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming China - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series Richard G. Wang
Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming China - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Richard G. Wang
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.
410 pages, 1 photo, 2 color photos, 9 illus., 1 color illus., 6 maps, 2 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 18, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674270961 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 160 × 34 mm · 684 g |
| Language | English |