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...
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Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
Idioma: | Inglês |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publicado em: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Em: |
Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Ano: 2024 |
Coletânea / Revista: | Prognostication in history
volume 11 |
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
China
/ Taiwan
/ Escritura
/ Voz média
/ Espiritismo
/ Ocultismo
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Classificações IxTheo: | AG Vida religiosa AZ Nova religião BM Universismo chinês KBM Ásia |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
China
Religião
History
B Spirit writings (China) History B Contribuição 2019 (Nürnberg) B China Religious life and customs B Contribuição 2019 (Erlangen) |
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Parallel Edition: | Recurso Electrónico
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Resumo: | "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 |