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Author : George Kuwayama
Release : 1991
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Ancient Mortuary Traditions of China by : George Kuwayama
Download or read book Ancient Mortuary Traditions of China written by George Kuwayama. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Juwen Zhang
Release : 2004
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A Translation of the Ancient Chinese by : Juwen Zhang
Download or read book A Translation of the Ancient Chinese written by Juwen Zhang. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Burial defined fengshui for the first time: it integrated various local beliefs and practices into the dominant Confucian tradition. It is, therefore, key to any understanding of Chinese culture. Based on the edition of the Book of Burial (Zang Shu) most popular during the last millennium, this translation makes available the text that links the widespread Chinese practice of fengshui (geomancy) to the fundamental beliefs and moral principles of Chinese culture. This annotation and commentary serve to place the text and the history of burial ritual in the proper cultural context. The translator's introduction, which explores the questions of the interaction between elite and folk culture and the continuity of tradition, suggests an interdisciplinary approach to the study of fengshui.
Author : Colin Renfrew
Release : 2016
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 730/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World by : Colin Renfrew
Download or read book Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World written by Colin Renfrew. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, with essays by leading archaeologists and prehistorians, considers how prehistoric humans attempted to recognise, understand and conceptualise death.
Author : Constance Cook
Release : 2017-06-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 637/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Death in Ancient China by : Constance Cook
Download or read book Death in Ancient China written by Constance Cook. This book was released on 2017-06-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts. The point of departure is the textual and material evidence found in one tomb of an elite man buried in 316 BCE near a once wealthy middle Yangzi River valley metropolis. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of cosmological symbolism and the nature of the spirit world. The author shows how illness and death were perceived as steps in a spiritual journey from one realm into another. Transmitted textual records are compared with excavated texts. The layout and contents of this multi-chambered tomb are analyzed as are the contents of two texts, a record of divination and sacrifices performed during the last three years of the occupant’s life and a tomb inventory record of mortuary gifts. The texts are fully translated and annotated in the appendices. A first-time close-up view of a set of local beliefs which not only reflect the larger ancient Chinese religious system but also underlay the rich intellectual and artistic life of pre-Imperial China. With first full translations of texts previously unknown to all except a small handful of sinologists.
Author : Sue Fawn Chung
Release : 2005-09-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 625/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chinese American Death Rituals by : Sue Fawn Chung
Download or read book Chinese American Death Rituals written by Sue Fawn Chung. This book was released on 2005-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death is a topic that has fascinated people for centuries. In the English-speaking world, eulogies in poetic form could be traced back to the 1640s, but gained prominence with the 'graveyard school' of poets in the eighteenth century often stressing the finality of death. Chinese American Death Rituals examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century until the present in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. The authors in this volume discuss the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Shaped by individual beliefs, customs, religion, and environment, Chinese Americans have resolved the tensions between assimilation into the mainstream culture and their strong Chinese heritage in a variety of ways. This volume expertly describes and analyzes Chinese American cultural retention and transformation in rituals after death.
