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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Abbreviations xi
- Introduction 3
- CHAPTER ONE. Merit Accumulation in the Early Chinese Tradition 28
- CHAPTER TWO. Merit Accumulation for Status Advancement 61
- CHAPTER THREE. The Debate over Supernatural Retribution and Merit Accumulation 110
- CHAPTER FOUR. Preserving the Social Hierarchy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 157
- Conclusion 229
- APPENDIX. Extant Morality Books and Ledgers of Merit and Demerit Published in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 241
- Glossary 243
- Sources Cited 261
- Index 277
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Abbreviations xi
- Introduction 3
- CHAPTER ONE. Merit Accumulation in the Early Chinese Tradition 28
- CHAPTER TWO. Merit Accumulation for Status Advancement 61
- CHAPTER THREE. The Debate over Supernatural Retribution and Merit Accumulation 110
- CHAPTER FOUR. Preserving the Social Hierarchy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 157
- Conclusion 229
- APPENDIX. Extant Morality Books and Ledgers of Merit and Demerit Published in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 241
- Glossary 243
- Sources Cited 261
- Index 277