Buddhism in Chinese Society: an economic history from the fifth to the tenth centuries
by Jacques Gernet, Franciscus Verellen
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- 0231073801
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- 9780231073806
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New York: Columbia Univ Pr, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, xvii, 441 pages ; 24 cm., CONTENTS: 1. Immediate Facts,2. Secondary Facts: The Fiscal Deficit 3. The Indian Heritage,4. Lands and Dependents 5. Industrial Installations,6. Commerce and Usury 7. The Circuit of Giving,8. Economics and Religion 9. The Popular Social Environment,10. The Wealthy Laity 11. The Ruling Class,12. Internal Contradictions in the Buddhist Movement in China. Originally published : Les aspects e?conomiques du bouddhisme dans la socie?te? chinoise du Ve au Xe sie`cle. Saigon: E?cole Franc?aise d'Extre^me-Orient, 1956.This seminal study of the religious and economic history of Buddhism by the premier French sinologue has for decades been considered an unsurpassed classic. Here, for the first time, it is available to English-language readers in an updated edition.
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- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
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- Title
- Buddhism in Chinese Society: an economic history from the fifth to the tenth centuries
- Author
- Jacques Gernet, Franciscus Verellen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0231073801
- ISBN 13
- 9780231073806
- Publisher
- Columbia Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Buddhism,Boeddhisme.Bouddhisme Chine Histoire 581-960 Buddhism,Buddhism China History 581-960,Buddhism Economic aspects,Buddhism Economic aspects
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- History; Religion;
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