Precious Volumes: An Introduction to Chinese Sectarian Scriptures from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
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"Precious volumes," or pao-ch an, were produced by popular sects in the Ming and early Qing dynasties. These scriptures were believed to have been divinely revealed to sect leaders and contain teachings and ritual instructions that provide valuable information about a lively and widespread religious tradition outside mainstream Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Largely neglected until now, they testify to the imagination and devotion of...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:067469838X
ISBN13:9780674698383
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:444 Pages
Weight:1.74 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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