Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China

Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 0824825381
ISBN-13 : 9780824825386
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Book Synopsis Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China by : Kwang-Ching Liu

Download or read book Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China written by Kwang-Ching Liu and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten international academics explore heterodoxy dissent challenging the beliefs and meanings of the established norm in late Imperial China. In this process, they trace the origins of the cultural and intellectual protests to aspects of Daoism and Buddhism in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911)


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