Patronage and Community in Medieval China

Patronage and Community in Medieval ChinaA vivid portrait of the culture of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period and its interactions with the southern imperial court. This first book length treatment of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period offers a vivid portrait of this milieu and invites readers to reevaluate their understanding of a critical period in Chinese history. Drawing on poetry, local history, archaeology, and Buddhist

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from Byzantium to eastern Germany and England from the early centuries of the Common Era to the seventeenth century

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It includes fifteen texts from the sixth through the fifteenth century

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Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses

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The leading proponent in America of the Wu style discusses the spiritual and aesthetic meanings of t'ai chi ch'uan

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Study of a fascinating medieval Jewish philosopher

the Northern Song attitude toward poetic composition spread throughout Chinese society

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