Men of Cliffs and Caves: the Development of the Chinese Eremitics Tradition to the End of the Han Dynasty - Hardcover

Vervoorn, Aat

 
9789622014152: Men of Cliffs and Caves: the Development of the Chinese Eremitics Tradition to the End of the Han Dynasty

Synopsis

Some of the greatest philosophers, poets and painters of China were famous as hermits in their day and reclusive ideals touched many aspects of social and political life. This study investigates how eremitism began in China and how it developed in the period to A.D. 220.

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Aat Vervoorn, The Chinese University Press

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