Communicating with the Gods: spirit-writing in Chinese history and society
"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 religi...
| Altri autori: | ; |
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Pubblicazione: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| In: |
Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Anno: 2024 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Prognostication in history
volume 11 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
China
/ Taiwan
/ Scrittura
/ Diatesi media
/ Spiritismo
/ Occultismo
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AG Vita religiosa AZ Nuove religioni BM Universismo cinese; Confucianesimo; Taoismo KBM Asia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
China
Religione
History
B Spirit writings (China) History B Atti del convengo 2019 (Erlangen) B China Religious life and customs B Atti del convengo 2019 (Nürnberg) |
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Indice Quarta di copertina |
| Edizione parallela: | Elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | "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"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9004549048 |