All about the rites: from canonised ritual to ritualised society

This third volume of the “Myriades d’Asies” series is the result of an international conference which was held at the Collège de France in 2018, and published in book form by Hémisphères Editions in 2021, the present digital edition being a revised and improved version of the printed edition. It int...

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Contributors: Cheng, Anne (Editor) ; Feuillas, Stéphane (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Paris Collège de France 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Institut des civilisations
Further subjects:B Asian History
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)

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