RT Book
T1 Communicating with the Gods: spirit-writing in Chinese history and society
T2 Prognostication in history
JF Prognostication in history
A2 Schumann, Matthias
A2 Valussi, Elena
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB Brill
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/185211889X
AB "Few religious innovations have shaped Chinese history like the emergence of spirit-writing during the Song dynasty. From a divinatory technique it evolved into a complex ritual practice used to transmit messages and revelations from the Gods. This resulted in the production of countless religious scriptures that now form an essential corpus, widely venerated and recited to this day, that is still largely untapped by research. Using historical and ethnographic approaches, this volume for the first time offers a comprehensive overview of the history of spirit-writing, examining its evolution over a millennium, the practices and technologies used, and the communities involved"--
CN BL41
SN 9789004549043
K1 Spirit writings : China : History
K1 China : Religion : History
K1 China : Religious life and customs
K1 Konferenzschrift : 2019 : Erlangen
K1 Konferenzschrift : 2019 : Nürnberg