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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其他作者: Schumann, Matthias (Editor) ; Valussi, Elena (Editor)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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出版: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In:Year: 2024
丛编:Prognostication in history volume 11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Taiwan / 文字 / 关身语态 / 招魂术 / 神秘学
Further subjects:B Konferenzschrift 2019 (Nürnberg)
B Spirit writings (China) History
B China Religious life and customs
B China 宗教 History
B Konferenzschrift 2019 (Erlangen)
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总结:"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"--
ISBN:9004677909