Way and Byway

Way and Byway
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0520207580
ISBN-13 : 9780520207585
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Book Synopsis Way and Byway by : Robert P. Hymes

Download or read book Way and Byway written by Robert P. Hymes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Only Robert Hymes could have produced such a vivid, fascinating portrait of a Taoist mountain, with its immortals, its clergy, and its devotees. Extensive translations of poetry, ghost stories, and canonical sources make it possible for the first time to glimpse the richness of life in a Taoist community in the distant past."--Valerie Hansen, author of The Open Empire: A History of China to 1600


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