Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers / / N. Harry Rothschild.

Wu Zhao (624-705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor over the course of its 5,000-year history. How did she-in a predominantly patriarchal and androcentric society-ascend the dragon throne? Exploring a mystery that has confounded scholars for c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.) :; ‹B›18 illustrations‹/B›
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