Author : Susan Naquin
Release : 1992
Genre : Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 672/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China by : Susan Naquin
Download or read book Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China written by Susan Naquin. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now, China has been scarcely represented in the burgeoning comparative literature on pilgrimage. This volume remedies that omission, discussing the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics, and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites.