The women who ruled China: Buddhism, multiculturalism, and governance in the sixth century
"In the late fifth century, a nameless girl was born at the edge of the Chinese empire. By the time of her death, she had transformed herself into Empress Dowager Ling, one of the most powerful politicians of her age and one of the first of many Buddhist women to wield incredible influence in d...
| Subtitles: | Buddhism, multiculturalism, and governance in the sixth century |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia / China / HISTORY
B China History Northern Wei dynasty, 386-534 B Bouddhisme - Chine - Histoire - Jusqu'à 581 B Buddhism (China) History To 581 B Ling Empress dowager of China (approximately 490-528) B Multiculturalism (China) History To 1500 B Chine - Histoire - 386-534 (Dynastie Wei du Nord) |
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| Summary: | "In the late fifth century, a nameless girl was born at the edge of the Chinese empire. By the time of her death, she had transformed herself into Empress Dowager Ling, one of the most powerful politicians of her age and one of the first of many Buddhist women to wield incredible influence in dynastic East Asia. In this book, Stephanie Balkwill documents the Empress Dowager's rise to power and life on the throne against the broader social world of imperial China under the rule of the Northern Wei dynasty, a foreign people from Inner Asia who built their capital deep in the Chinese heartland. Building on largely untapped Buddhist materials, Balkwill shows that the life and rule of the Empress Dowager is a much larger story of the reinvention of religious, ethnic, and gender norms in a rapidly changing, multicultural society. When Women Ruled China recovers the voices of those left out of the mainstream historical record and, through the life of the Empress Dowager, paints a compelling portrait of medieval Chinese society reinventing itself under her leadership"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-40182-2 0-520-40182-4 |
| Access: | Open access versions available from some providers |
