Buddhism and Taoism Face to Face: Scripture, Ritual, and Iconographic Exchange in Medieval China 9780824861698

"This book exemplifies the best sort of work being done on Chinese religions today. Christine Mollier expertly draw

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English Pages 256 Year 2008

Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Heavenly Kitchens
Chapter 2 In Pursuit of the Sorcerers
Chapter 3 Augmenting the Life Account
Chapter 4 Under Stellar Protection
Chapter 5 Guanyin in a Taoist Guise
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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