Excavating the Afterlife - The Archaeology of Early Chinese Religion

Informationen zum Autor Guolong Lai is associate professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of Florida. He is the author of Excavating the Afterlife: The Archaeology of Early Chinese Religion (University of Washington Press, 2015). Klappentext Guolong Lai is associate professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of Florida and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Zusammenfassung "This pioneering study examines art objects and texts excavated from tombs in what was once the state of Chu! in south China! dating from the Warring States period (ca. 480-221 BCE) to the beginning of the imperial era (3rd century BCE to 1st century CE) to explore critical changes in religious beliefs and practices concerning the dead and the afterlife." Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chronology of Early Chinese Dynasties Introduction 1. The Dead Who Would Not Be Ancestors 2. The Transformation of Burial Space 3. The Presence of the Invisible 4. Letters to the Underworld 5. Journey to the Northwest Conclusion Notes Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Guolong Lai
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2015
• EAN: 9780295994499
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99449-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Art History Publication Initia; Art History Publication Initia; Excavating the Afterlife
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous