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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| Dans: |
Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Année: 2024 |
| Collection/Revue: | Prognostication in history
volume 11 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
China
/ Taiwan
/ Écriture
/ Voix moyenne
/ Spiritisme
/ Occultisme
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux BM Religions chinoises KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Contribution <colloque> 2019 (Erlangen)
B Contribution <colloque> 2019 (Nürnberg) B Spirit writings (China) History B China Religious life and customs B China Religion History |
| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | "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"-- |
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| Description matérielle: | XI, 656 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9004549048 |