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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| Формат: | Print |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Год: 2024 |
| Серии журналов/журналы: | Prognostication in history
volume 11 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
China
/ Taiwan
/ Письменность
/ Медиум (лингвистика)
/ Спиритизм
/ Оккультизм (мотив)
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| Индексация IxTheo: | AG Религиозная жизнь AZ Новая религия BM Китайский универсизм KBM Азия |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Spirit writings (China)
History
B Публикации конференции 2019 (Nürnberg) B China Religious life and customs B China Религия History B Публикации конференции 2019 (Erlangen) |
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| Итог: | "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 |