Stock ID #166554 The State Religion of Ancient China. LESTER JAMES BILSKY.

The State Religion of Ancient China.

Taipei. Chinese Association for Folklore. 1975. Stock ID #166554

2 volumes. Volume I: Black and white line illustrations, viii + 232pp, index, bibliography, appendix, glossary. Volume II: Black and white line illustrations, vi + 234-448pp, index, bibliography, appendix, glossary. Prior owner's initials front-free endpaper and some light browning in both volumes. Volume II: a few ink margins, one leaf carelessly opened resulting in a little minor damage along upper edge. A very good set in red cloth lettered in gilt. 14 x 20cm.

Chapter headings include: The Royal Sacrificial System; The Second Stage. Religious Autonomy in the Chinese States; and The Reign of Emperor Wu. The Establishment of a New Imperial Religion.

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