Dragon kings and thunder gods: Rainmaking, magic, and ritual in medieval Chinese religion. by Joshua Capitanio

Dragon kings and thunder gods: Rainmaking, magic, and ritual in medieval Chinese religion.

Joshua Capitanio

270 pages first pub 1538 (view editions)

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This dissertation demonstrates that the application of ritual methods to ensure timely rainfall was an important element of religious Practice in China from antiquity through the medieval period. Drawing on a broad range of sources, I show how rai...

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