The Divine Nature of Power : : Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci / / Tracy Miller

• Superior document: Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law
• Author: Harvard University. Asia Center.
• VerfasserIn: Miller, Tracy,
• TeilnehmendeR: Harvard University. Asia Center.; Harvard-Yenching Institute.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2007.; Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2007.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Built around three sacred springs, the Jin Shrines complex (Jinci), near Taiyuan in Shanxi province, contains a wealth of ancient art and architecture dating back to the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). The complex's 1,500-year-long textual record allows us to compare physical and written evid...