The Ming prince and Daoism : institutional patronage of an elite / Richard G. Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Richard G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Princes--Religious life--China--History.

Princes.

Taoism and state--China--History.

Taoism and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By illuminating the role princes played in local religion during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Richard Wang demonstrates in in this book that the princedom served to mediate between official religious policy and the commoners' interests.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Ming Princes: An Overview; 2. Princely Ritual Institutions; 3. Ming Princes and Daoist Ritual; 4. Cultivation and Books; 5. Temple Patronage; 6. Literary Patronage; 7. Contacts with Clerics and Fashion of Daoist Names; Epilogue: The Multifaceted Princely Patronage of a Daoist Temple; Appendix A: Genealogical Chart of the Ming Emperors and Their Lines of Descent; Appendix B: Numbers of Princes under Each Emperor; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613687890

0-19-990989-X

1-280-77750-8

OCLC:

796803927