Worldly saviors and imperial authority in medieval Chinese Buddhism /

Although scholars have long assumed that early Chinese political authority was rooted in Confucianism, rulership in the medieval period was not bound by a single dominant tradition. To acquire power, emperors deployed objects and figures derived from a range of traditions imbued with religious and p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, April D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2021]
Temas:
Sui Wendi, > Emperor of China, > 541-604.
Wu hou, > Empress of China, > 624-705.
581-960
Buddhism and state > China > History.
Buddhism > China > History > 581-960.
Bouddhisme et État > Chine > Histoire.
Bouddhisme > Chine > Histoire > 581-960.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Buddhism.
Buddhism and state.
China.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Worldly saviors and the Chinese imperial landscape
  • Chapter 1. Worldly saviors in apocalyptic scriptures
  • Chapter 2. Rebels, imperial symbols, and worldly saviors
  • Chapter 3. Yang Jian as the worldly savior Prince Moonlight
  • Chapter 4. Wu Zhao as the worldly saviors Maitreya and Pure Light
  • Chapter 5. Wu Zhao as a Wheel-Turning King and the worldly savior Moonlight
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works cited
  • Index
  • About the author

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