Temples of the Empress of Heaven, Images of Asia, 1999, Near Fine hardcover

Bosco, Joseph, and Puay-peng Ho. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1993.

English, Near Fine, HC, 12mo, 7 7/8" x 5 3/8", 80 pp. 

ISBN: 0195903552

Hardcover in pictorial paper. 80 pp. Includes full-color and black-and-white reproductions of photographs, illustrative figures, and endpaper maps. From the back panel: "'Images of Asia' offers a range of titles covering aspects of life and culture in East Asia. Each book in the series combines an introductory text, written for the non-specialist reader by an authority on the subject, with extensive illustrations both in colour and black-and-white." This volume covers the devotion and worship of the Empress of Heaven (also known as Tianhou, Tin Hau, Mazu, or A-Ma) with examples of the temples that have been erected, the unique festivals thrown, and the common rituals practiced all in her honor.