Empowered writing: exorcistic and apotropaic rituals in medieval China
From tally to certificate of legitimation -- Fu-tallies and political authority -- The religious context -- Petition rituals -- Daoist bureaucracy and registers -- Daoist sacred scriptures -- The Buddhist context -- Whose influence? -- Epilogue: the end of Chinese magic
Subtitles: | Exorcistic and apotropaic rituals in medieval China |
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Main Author: | |
Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
St. Petersburg, FL
Three Pines Press
c2012
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In: | Year: 2012 |
Further subjects: | B
Exorcism
History
China
B Talismans History China B Chinese Language Writing Religious aspects History |
Summary: | From tally to certificate of legitimation -- Fu-tallies and political authority -- The religious context -- Petition rituals -- Daoist bureaucracy and registers -- Daoist sacred scriptures -- The Buddhist context -- Whose influence? -- Epilogue: the end of Chinese magic |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-205) and index |
ISBN: | 193148323X |