Inscribing death : burials, representations, and remembrance in Tang China /

This nuanced study traces how Chinese came to view death as an opportunity to fashion and convey social identities and memories during the medieval period (200-1000) and the Tang dynasty (618-907), specifically. As Chinese society became increasingly multicultural and multireligious, to achieve thes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Choo, Jessey J. C., 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2022.
Temas:
To 1500
Burial > China > History > To 1500.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > China > History > To 1500.
Mourning customs > China > History > To 1500.
Collective memory > China > History > To 1500.
RELIGION / History.
Burial
Collective memory
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Mourning customs
China
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Conventions, Translations, and Abbreviations
  • Dynastic Chronology
  • Tang Dynasty Rulers and Reign-Periods
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Rise and Normalization of Familial Joint-Burial
  • 2. Spousal Joint- and Disjoint-Burials
  • 3. Burial Divinations
  • 4. The Hun-Summoning Burial
  • Epilogue. The Speakers for the Dead
  • Appendix: The Muzhiming of the Late [Lady] Zhangsun
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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