The Mandate of Heaven and the Great Ming Code
After overthrowing the Mongol Yuan dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), proclaimed that he had obtained the Mandate of Heaven (Tianming), enabling establishment of a spiritual orientation and social agenda for China. Zhu, emperor during the Ming’s Hongwu reign period,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press
c2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Asian law series ;
no. 21. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009657633706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : religion and Chinese legal cosmology
- Early Ming legal cosmology : embodying heavenly principle and human sentiment
- The Great Ming Code and the world of spirits : regulating rituals in communicating with deities
- The Great Ming Code and the human realm : creating boundaries for the Ming empire
- The Great Ming Code and officialdom : rectifying mediating representatives.
