Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China A Reading of Tai Fu's 'Kuang-i Chi' |
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| Author:
| Dudbridge, Glen |
| Contribution by:
| Hannan, Patrick
Twitchett, Denis |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-89322-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $86.95 |
Book Description:
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The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi ("The Great Book of Marvels") preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of a mid-century county official the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change.
The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi ("The Great Book of Marvels") preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of a mid-century county official the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change.