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Mountains have always been integral components of China’s religious landscape. Early in Chinese history five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks—yue—demarcating and protecting the imperium’s boundaries. Here, Robson demonstrates the value of local and Buddho-Daoist studies in research on Chinese religion.

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This volume breaks new ground in the ever-growing body of scholarship on important mountains in China, and thus deserves the close attention of anyone interested in Chinese culture in general and Chinese religious history in particular. -- J. M. Hargett * Choice *

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A Hardback by James Robson

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    Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
    Publication Date: 01/09/2009
    ISBN13: 9780674033320, 978-0674033320
    ISBN10: 0674033329
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    Buddhism Taoism

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Mountains have always been integral components of China’s religious landscape. Early in Chinese history five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks—yue—demarcating and protecting the imperium’s boundaries. Here, Robson demonstrates the value of local and Buddho-Daoist studies in research on Chinese religion.

    Trade Review
    This volume breaks new ground in the ever-growing body of scholarship on important mountains in China, and thus deserves the close attention of anyone interested in Chinese culture in general and Chinese religious history in particular. -- J. M. Hargett * Choice *

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