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The magnitude of ming : command, allotment, and fate in Chinese culture /

"Few ideas in Chinese discourse are as ubiqitous as ming, variously understood as "command," "allotted lifespan," "fate," or "life." In the earliest days of Chinese writing, ming was already present, invoked in divinations and etched into ancient bronzes;...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lupke, Christopher, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press, 2005.
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