Buddhist Monks in Medieval China

Buddhist Monks in Medieval China

Buddhist Monks in Medieval China Buddhist Monks in Medieval China That is the subject of John Kieschnick’s book. The book analyzes the contents of the three collections of biographies of monks that became famous in medieval China, through them he tries to give...
Manual of Taoist Architecture

Manual of Taoist Architecture

Manual of Taoist Architecture Manual of Taoist Architecture There are some illustrated books that produce in the reader a contradictory feeling, because the images that explain what the text is about are sometimes accompanied by an exposition of ideas that is too...
The  Stories of Beijing of David Kidd

The Stories of Beijing of David Kidd

The Stories of Beijing of David Kidd The  Stories of Beijing of David Kidd This book narrates some events in the life of an aristocratic family during the years in which China ended its traditional history and became a communist country. The author arrived in Beijing...
Spirits possession in ancient China

Spirits possession in ancient China

Spirits possession in ancient China Spirits possession in ancient China. I have just finished reading The Ancestors Are Drunk, a book by Jordan Paper. Perhaps one of the best books on the religion of China that can be found, because with every chapter, almost with...

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