Heaven is empty: a cross-cultural approach to "religion" and empire in ancient China

"Heaven is Empty offers a new comparative perspective on the role of the sacred in the formation of China's early empires (221 BCE-9 CE) and shows how the unification of the Central States was possible without a unitary and universalistic conception of religion. The monotheism of the ancie...

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Main Author: Marsili, Filippo 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Albany State University of New York Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Handynastie / Han Wudi, China, Kaiser ca. 156 v. Chr.-87 v. Chr. ; reg. 140 v. Chr./141 - 86 v. Chr./87 / Herrschaft / Zentralisation / Wirtschaft / Verwaltung / Legitimation / Religion / Ritual

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