Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China

Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 0824815122
ISBN-13 : 9780824815127
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Book Synopsis Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China by : Patricia Buckley Ebrey

Download or read book Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China written by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The T'ang (618-907) and Sung (960-1279) dynasties were times of great change in China. The economy flourished, the population doubled, printing led to a great increase in the availability of books, Buddhism became a fully sinicized religion penetrating deeply into ordinary life. This volume represents a collaborative effort of nine scholars of Chinese religion, history, and thought to begin addressing the question of how changes in the religions of the Chinese people were implicated in the momentous social and cultural changes of this period.


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