Men of Cliffs and Caves (Out of Stock)
The Development of the Chinese Eremitics Tradition to the End of the Han Dynasty
Aat Vervoorn
236 x 160 mm , 368pp ISBN / ISSN : 978-962-201-415-2
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US$29.00
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.