Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China 9780824862367

Imperial Manchu support and patronage of Buddhism, particularly in Mongolia and Tibet, has often been dismissed as cynic

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Raining Flowers
Chapter 1. Like a Cloudless Sky
Chapter 2. When Words Collide
Chapter 3. Artful Collecting
Chapter 4. Remembering the Future
Chapter 5. Pious Copies
Chapter 6. Resemblance and Recognition
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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