| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; 8 |
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China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES, AND TABLES -- CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER TWO DEATH AS JOURNEY IN ANCIENT CHINA -- CHAPTER THREE ENTERING THE EARTH -- 1. SHAO TUO�S BURIAL -- 1.1. The Inner Coffins -- 1.2. The Outer Coffin -- 1.3. The Eastern Compartment -- 1.4. The Southern Compartment -- 1.5. The Western Compartment -- 1.6. The Northern Compartment -- 2. SACRED SPACE: THE INNER AND OUTER -- CHAPTER FOUR SHAO TUO�S DEPARTURE -- 1. THE DIVINATION TEXT -- 1.1. Baoshan Terms for Rituals, Offerings, and Spirits |
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2. THE LACQUER PAINTINGCHAPTER FIVE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AFTERLIFE -- CHAPTER SIX EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX ONE BAOSHAN DIVINATION TEXT -- Event I: 318 BCE Early Summer -- Event II: 317 BCE Early Spring -- Event III: 317 BCE Late Spring -- Event IV: 317 BCE Midsummer -- Event V: 317 BCE Midwinter -- Event VI: 317 BCE Midwinter -- Event VII: 316 BCE Early Summer -- Event VIII: 316 BCE Early Summer -- APPENDIX TWO BAOSHAN INVENTORY TEXT -- 1. BAMBOO STRIPS 251-277 -- 2. BAMBOO PLAQUE -- APPENDIX THREE WANGSHAN TOMB 1 DIVINATION TEXT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Summary |
This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts. The point of departure is the textual and material evidence found in one tomb of an elite man buried in 316 BCE near a once wealthy middle Yangzi River valley metropolis. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of cosmological symbolism and the nature of the spirit world. The author shows how illness and death were perceived as steps in a spiritual journey from one realm into another. Transmitted textual records are compared with excavated texts. The layout and contents of this multi-chambered tomb are analyzed as are the contents of two texts, a record of divination and sacrifices performed during the last three years of the occupant¿́¿s life and a tomb inventory record of mortuary gifts. The texts are fully translated and annotated in the appendices. A first-time close-up view of a set of local beliefs which not only reflect the larger ancient Chinese religious system but also underlay the rich intellectual and artistic life of pre-Imperial China. With first full translations of texts previously unknown to all except a small handful of sinologists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Burial -- China -- Jiangling Xian
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
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Burial
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| SUBJECT |
Jiangling Xian (China) -- History
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China -- History -- Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024038
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| Subject |
China
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China -- Jiangling Xian
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| Genre/Form |
Computer network resources
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006048993 |
| ISBN |
9047410637 |
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9789047410638 |
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