Patrons and Patriarchs: Regional Rulers and Chan Monks During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

by Benjamin Brose

Patrons and Patriarchs breaks new ground in the study of clergy-court relations during the tumultuous period that spanned the collapse of the Tang dynasty (618-907) and the consolidation of the Northern Song (960-1127). This era, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, has typically been characterized as a time of debilitating violence and instability, but it also brought increased economic prosperity, regional development, and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824897846
• ISBN13: 9780824897840
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 264 Pages