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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Contributors: Schumann, Matthias (Editor) ; Valussi, Elena (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In: Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Prognostication in history volume 11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Taiwan / Writing / Medium / Spiritism / Occultism
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Conference program 2019 (Erlangen)
B Conference program 2019 (Nuremberg)
B Spirit writings (China) History
B China Religious life and customs
B China Religion History
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