Chinese Ideas of Life and Death

Chinese Ideas of Life and Death
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9780429850813
ISBN-13 : 0429850816
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Book Synopsis Chinese Ideas of Life and Death by : Michael Loewe

Download or read book Chinese Ideas of Life and Death written by Michael Loewe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the basic characteristics of Imperial China took shape during the Han period (202 BC-AD 220). This book, first published in 1982, is a key contribution to our understanding of China’s cultural history. It explains the conceptual background of many of the artefacts of China’s past, and calls on the written word of the philosopher, poet and historian, and on cultural treasures revealed by archaeologists.


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