Ming Prince and Daoism

By illuminating the role princes played in local religion during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Richard Wang demonstrates in The Ming Prince and Daoism that the princedom served to mediate between official religious policy and the commoners' interests.

Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Florida

Prologue
Chapter One: Ming Princes: An Overview
Chapter Two: Princely Ritual Institutions
Chapter Three: Ming Princes and Daoist Ritual
Chapter Four: Cultivation and Book
Chapter Five: Temple Patronage
Chapter Six: Literary Patronage
Chapter Seven: Princely Contacts with Clerics and Fashion of Daoist Names
Epilogue: The Multi-faceted Princely Patronage of a Daoist Temple
Appendix A: Genealogical Chart of the Ming Emperors and Their Lines of Descent
Appendix B: The numbers of princes under each emperor
Notes
Bibliography
Index