Flourishing Fasts
Vegetarian Sects in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Societies
$118.45
- Hardcover
494 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2025
Summary
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—within their socioreligious environment. Conventionally considered nonconformist dis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674302532 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674302532 |
| Author: | Nikolas Broy |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 494 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 824g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series |
Critics Review
Not merely a portrait of the Zhaijiao themselves, but a richly detailed view of the social and religious structures in which they were embedded. * Kitchen Arts & Letters *
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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