Patrons and Patriarchs: Regional Rulers and Chan Monks During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
(Part of the Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism Series)
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Patrons and Patriarchs breaks new ground in the study of clergy-court relations during the tumultuous period that spanned the collapse of the Tang dynasty (618-907) and the consolidation of the Northern Song (960-1127). This era, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, has typically been characterized as a time of debilitating violence and instability, but it also brought increased economic prosperity, regional development, and political...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0824853814
ISBN13:9780824853815
Release Date:August 2015
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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