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Sanctity and Self-Inflicted Violence in Chinese Religions, 1500-1700 by Jimmy Yu
Sanctity and Self-Inflicted Violence in Chinese Religions, 1500-1700

Jimmy Yu

Sanctity and Self-Inflicted Violence in Chinese Religions, 1500-1700

Jimmy Yu

289 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In this illuminating study of a vital but long overlooked aspect of Chinese religious life, Jimmy Yu reveals that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, self-inflicted violence was an essential and sanctioned part of Chinese culture. He exami...

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