This richly illustrated volume offers the reader unique insight into the materiality of Asian cultures and the ways in which objects and practices can simultane

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Traditionally, research on the history of Asian religions has been marked by a bias for literary evidence, privileging canonical texts penned in 'classical' lan

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This book analyzes Han dynasty Chinese archaeology based on a comparison of the forms of vessels found in positively dated tombs.