Death in ancient China : the tale of one man's journey /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2006.
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Colección: | China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
v. 8. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES, AND TABLES
- CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER TWO DEATH AS JOURNEY IN ANCIENT CHINA
- CHAPTER THREE ENTERING THE EARTH
- 1. SHAO TUO�S BURIAL
- 1.1. The Inner Coffins
- 1.2. The Outer Coffin
- 1.3. The Eastern Compartment
- 1.4. The Southern Compartment
- 1.5. The Western Compartment
- 1.6. The Northern Compartment
- 2. SACRED SPACE: THE INNER AND OUTER
- CHAPTER FOUR SHAO TUO�S DEPARTURE
- 1. THE DIVINATION TEXT
- 1.1. Baoshan Terms for Rituals, Offerings, and Spirits
- 2. THE LACQUER PAINTINGCHAPTER FIVE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AFTERLIFE
- CHAPTER SIX EPILOGUE
- APPENDIX ONE BAOSHAN DIVINATION TEXT
- Event I: 318 BCE Early Summer
- Event II: 317 BCE Early Spring
- Event III: 317 BCE Late Spring
- Event IV: 317 BCE Midsummer
- Event V: 317 BCE Midwinter
- Event VI: 317 BCE Midwinter
- Event VII: 316 BCE Early Summer
- Event VIII: 316 BCE Early Summer
- APPENDIX TWO BAOSHAN INVENTORY TEXT
- 1. BAMBOO STRIPS 251-277
- 2. BAMBOO PLAQUE
- APPENDIX THREE WANGSHAN TOMB 1 DIVINATION TEXT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX