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Excavating the Afterlife : The Archaeology of Early Chinese Religion / Guolong Lai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lai, Guolong.
- Series:
- Art History Publication Initiative Bks.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--China--History--To 1500.
- Social change.
- Future life--Social aspects--China--History--To 1500.
- Future life.
- Manuscripts--China.
- Manuscripts.
- Art objects--China.
- Art objects.
- Tombs--China.
- Tombs.
- Sacred space--China.
- Sacred space.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--China.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeology and religion--China.
- Archaeology and religion.
- China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
- China.
- China--Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle, [Washington] ; London, [England] : University of Washington Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Excavating the Afterlife".
- Contents:
- Chronology of early Chinese dynasties
- Maps
- Introduction
- The dead who would not be ancestors
- The transformation of burial space
- The presence of the invisible
- Letters to the underworld
- Journey to the Northwest
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Chinese characters.
- Notes:
- "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."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-295-80570-6
- OCLC:
- 909369349
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