Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue 南嶽) In Medieval China

by James Robson

Throughout Chinese history mountains have been integral components of the religious landscape. They have been considered divine or numinous sites, the abodes of deities, the preferred locations for temples and monasteries, and destinations for pilgrims. Early in Chinese history a set of five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks, yue, demarcating and protecting the boundaries of the Chinese imperium.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674033329
• ISBN13: 9780674033320
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"