Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China

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Author	: Kwang-Ching Liu
Publisher	: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages	: 492
Release	: 2004-01-01
ISBN-10	: 0824825381
ISBN-13	: 9780824825386
Rating	: 4/5 (81 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China by : Kwang-Ching Liu

Book excerpt: Ten international academics explore heterodoxy dissent challenging the beliefs and meanings of the established norm in late Imperial China. In this process, they trace the origins of the cultural and intellectual protests to aspects of Daoism and Buddhism in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911)

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