Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China / Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke.
Material type: TextSeries: Harvard East Asian monographs ; 311.Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
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- Rain-making rites -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Religion and state -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Local government -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Pluie -- Rites et c�er�emonies -- Chine -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- Religion et �Etat -- Chine -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- Administration locale -- Chine -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology
- Local government
- Rain-making rites
- Religion and state
- China
- Regenzauber
- Qingdynastie
- Kommunalpolitik
- China
- Beamter
- Regen
- Magie
- Verwaltung
- Religion
- China
- Rain-making rites -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Religion and state -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Local government -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Officials and employees -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Regnmakeri -- historia -- Kina -- 1800-talet
- 1800-1899
- Geschichte 1644-1911
- Local government China History 19th century
- Rain-making rites China History 19th century
- Religion and state China History 19th century
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- GN473.6 .S69 2009
- 15.79
- 73.57
- 89.41
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.
Headlines -- A tradition of sorts -- An unruly order -- No sacrifices withheld -- Master Ji's rainmaking method -- The importance of being earnest -- Departures.
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In Late Imperial China control of the weather became an integral part of local government. This study looks at rainmaking activities organised or conducted by local officials under the Qing dynasty.
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