Flourishing Fasts: Vegetarian Sects in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Societies - Hardcover
by Nikolas Broy
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nikolas BroySeries:Harvard-Yenching Institute MonographPublish date:12/9/2025Pages:494
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674302532ISBN-10:674302532UPC:9780674302532Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Eastern, Sociology of Religion, Folk & TribalSize:9.27 x 6.41 x 1.34 inchesWeight:1.821Product ID:SC1K3QNBMH
Flourishing Fasts: Vegetarian Sects in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Societies
Flourishing Fasts is the first book in any language to explore the history of the Zhaijiao, commonly translated as "vegetarian sects," that originated in southeastern China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and are still active in contemporary Taiwan. Combining historical analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, Nikolas Broy reveals the entangled nature of the Zhaijiao--and other Chinese sectarian...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674302532ISBN-10:674302532UPC:9780674302532Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Eastern, Sociology of Religion, Folk & TribalSize:9.27 x 6.41 x 1.34 inchesWeight:1.821Product ID:SC1K3QNBMH
Broy, Nikolas: - Nikolas Broy is a specially appointed associate professor in the Global Liberal Arts Program (GLAP) at Rikkyo University, Tokyo.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
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