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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Constance A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Colección:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 8.
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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 TUOâ€?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 TUOâ€?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