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China’s vegetarian sects: a hidden history of faith and action.
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Flourishing Fasts
vegetarian sects in late imperial and modern chinese societies
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486 pages
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29 December 2025
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Summary
Flourishing Fasts: Unveiling the Secrets of China’s Vegetarian Sects
Flourishing Fasts is the first book in any language to explore the history of the Zhaijiao, commonly translated as “vegetarian sects,” that originated in southeastern China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and are still active in contemporary Taiwan. Combining historical analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, Nikolas Broy reveals the entangled nature of the Zhaijiao—and other Chinese sectarian groups—withi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674302532 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674302532 |
| Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series |
| Author: | Nikolas Broy |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 486 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
About The Author
Nikolas Broy
Nikolas Broy is a specially appointed associate professor in the Global Liberal Arts Program (GLAP) at Rikkyo University, Tokyo.
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