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Mount Wutai: Visions of a Sacred Buddhist Mountain

Hardback

Main Details

Title Mount Wutai: Visions of a Sacred Buddhist Mountain
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Wen-shing Chou
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 292,Width 203
Category/GenreOriental art
Animals and nature in art (still life, landscapes and seascapes, etc)
Buddhist worship, rites and ceremonies
ISBN/Barcode 9780691178646
ClassificationsDewey:294.3435095117
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 88 color + 31 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 3 April 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

The northern Chinese mountain range of Mount Wutai has been a preeminent site of international pilgrimage for over a millennium. Home to more than one hundred temples, the entire range is considered a Buddhist paradise on earth, and has received visitors ranging from emperors to monastic and lay devotees. Mount Wutai explores how Qing Buddhist rule

Author Biography

Wen-Shing Chou is assistant professor of art history at Hunter College, City University of New York.

Reviews

"Honorable Mention for the Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies" "Chou's study, like the many examples of maps, gazetteers, paintings, murals, sculptures, and temples discussed in her work, continues to shape, guide, and construct our visions of Mount Wutai."---William J. Ma, Religion and the Arts "richly detailed and beautifully illustrated. . . . a major contribution to the growing corpus of studies on Wutai shan."---Natalie Koehle, Journal of Chinese Religions