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In the first book focusing on premortem shrines in any era of Chinese history, Sarah Schneewind places the institution at the intersection of politics and religion. This legitimate, institutionalized political voice for commoners expands a scholarly understanding of “public opinion” in late imperial China, and illuminates Ming thought and politics.

Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political

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    Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
    Publication Date: 31/12/2018
    ISBN13: 9780674987142, 978-0674987142
    ISBN10: 0674987144
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    Book Synopsis
    In the first book focusing on premortem shrines in any era of Chinese history, Sarah Schneewind places the institution at the intersection of politics and religion. This legitimate, institutionalized political voice for commoners expands a scholarly understanding of “public opinion” in late imperial China, and illuminates Ming thought and politics.

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