The heritage of the temples, a heritage in stone: an overview of Beijing's religious epigraphy

Out of the thousands of temples that still existed in Beijing before the 1950s, less than a dozen are nowadays active, the remaining ones having been either abandoned or destroyed. However, the commemorative inscriptions that were carved on stelae for centuries and that still remain on rubbings enab...

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Main Author: Bujard, Marianne (Author)
Contributors: Xi, Ju (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: CEFC 2007
In: China perspectives
Year: 2007, Issue: 4/72, Pages: 22-31
Further subjects:B Religious practice
B Temple
B China
B Religion
B Volksrepublik China Beijing China Temple Religiöse Praxis Religion History
B History
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Summary:Out of the thousands of temples that still existed in Beijing before the 1950s, less than a dozen are nowadays active, the remaining ones having been either abandoned or destroyed. However, the commemorative inscriptions that were carved on stelae for centuries and that still remain on rubbings enable us to understand whole sections of the history of temples and of the religious life of the capital.(China Perspect/GIGA)
ISSN:2070-3449
Contains:In: China perspectives