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Chinese officials devoted significant time and energy to performing religious rituals on behalf of the state. Snyder-Reinke’s groundbreaking study explores this underappreciated aspect of Chinese political life by investigating rainmaking activities organized or conducted by local officials in the Qing dynasty.

Dry Spells

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      Publisher Harvard University, Asia Center
      Published 1 March 2009
      ISBN-13 9780674033344
      978-0674033344
      ISBN-10 0674033345
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      Religion and politics

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      Book Synopsis
      Chinese officials devoted significant time and energy to performing religious rituals on behalf of the state. Snyder-Reinke’s groundbreaking study explores this underappreciated aspect of Chinese political life by investigating rainmaking activities organized or conducted by local officials in the Qing dynasty.

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