| Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'Ang China: A Reading of Tai Fu's 'Kuang-I Chi' Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dudbridge, Glen (Author), Hannan, Patrick (Editor), Twitchett, Denis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521893224 ISBN-13: 9780521893220 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi ("The Great Book of Marvels") preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of an official, the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.133 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institu |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.14" W x 9.06" (1.01 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi (The Great Book of Marvels) preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of an official, the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change. |