The idea of ghost is more than an enduring source of imagination, fear, and even entertainment in human society. It is an alternative key to deconstruct the nature and character of a society. Mu-chou Poos explores the ghosts of ancient China, the ideas that they nurtured, and their cultural role.
The idea of ghost is more than an enduring source of imagination, fear, and even entertainment in human society. It is an alternative key to deconstruct the nature and character of a society. Mu-chou Poos explores the ghosts of ancient China, the ideas that they nurtured, and their cultural role.
Mu-Chou Poo is Professor of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Wine and Wine Offering in the Religion of Ancient Egypt (2014), In search of Personal Welfare: A View of Ancient Chinese Religion, and Daily Life in Ancient China (1998).
Inhaltsangabe
1. Ghost: the other side of humanity 2. The emergence of ghosts in early China 3. Imperial order and local variations 4. Stories that reveal the dark center 5. Ghosts in early Daoist religious culture 6. The taming of ghosts in early Buddhism 7. Chinese ghosts in a comparative perspective.
1. Ghost: the other side of humanity 2. The emergence of ghosts in early China 3. Imperial order and local variations 4. Stories that reveal the dark center 5. Ghosts in early Daoist religious culture 6. The taming of ghosts in early Buddhism 7. Chinese ghosts in a comparative perspective.
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