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Empire and local worlds : a Chinese model for long-term historical anthropology / Mingming Wang.

By: Series: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Critical perspectives on cultural heritage.Publication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2009.Description: 343 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781598744040 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 1598744046 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781598744057 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1598744054 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.0951/27 22
LOC classification:
  • GN635.C5 W357 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- The carp: empire and the culture of commerce, 712-1368 -- Casting the net: pu and the foundations of local control, 960-1400 -- Pujing and the "civilizing process" of the Ming, 1368-1520 -- Heaven on earth: pujing and worship platforms -- Local worlds at the margin, 1400-1644 -- Unorthodox cults and the expulsion of demons, 1500-1644 -- "Congregations of the gods," rule of division, 1644-1720 -- Pujing feuds, 1720-1839 -- The ceremonial redemption, 1840-1896 -- Conclusion.
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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks GN635.C5 W357 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TBC00003402

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The carp: empire and the culture of commerce, 712-1368 -- Casting the net: pu and the foundations of local control, 960-1400 -- Pujing and the "civilizing process" of the Ming, 1368-1520 -- Heaven on earth: pujing and worship platforms -- Local worlds at the margin, 1400-1644 -- Unorthodox cults and the expulsion of demons, 1500-1644 -- "Congregations of the gods," rule of division, 1644-1720 -- Pujing feuds, 1720-1839 -- The ceremonial redemption, 1840-1896 -- Conclusion.

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