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
Autor principal: Cook, Constance A. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill 2006.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 8.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter One Introduction / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter Two Death as Journey in Ancient China / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter Three Entering the Earth / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter Four Shao Tuo’s Departure / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter Five The Topography of the Afterlife / Constance A. Cook
  • Chapter Six Epilogue / Constance A. Cook
  • Appendix One Baoshan Divination Text / Constance A. Cook
  • Appendix Two Baoshan Inventory Text / Constance A. Cook
  • Appendix Three Wangshan Divination Text / Constance A. Cook
  • Bibliography / Constance A. Cook
  • Index / Constance A. Cook.