ISBN: 9780521482233 - religious experience and lay society in t'ang china: a reading of tai fu's 'kuang-i chi' (cambridge studies in chinese history, literature and institutions) (6 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0521482232. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. This study analyses these tales. Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506. . 1996. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi ('The Great Book of Marvels') preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. This study develops a style of close reading through which those tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China. Through the eyes of a mid-century county official the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners, whose members' lives at all levels were profoundly shaped by their perceived experience of contact with the other world. It was a society embarking on fundamental change, and this book uses the sharp historical focus of Tai Fu's collection to study the dynamics of that change. The work gracefully reveals the transition from the beliefs and institutions of early mediaeval China towards those we now recognize as modern.…