Immortals, Festivals, and Poetry in Medieval China

Immortals, Festivals, and Poetry in Medieval China
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Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-13 : 9780429761508
ISBN-10 : 0429761503
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Download or read book Immortals, Festivals, and Poetry in Medieval China written by Donald Holzman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, the papers in this second volume by Donald Holzman are concerned with the themes of religion and poetry and song in early medieval China. Religion is to the fore in the first two sections, dealing with Daoist immortals and their cult, as reflected in poetic works of the first three centuries ad, with songs used in religious ceremonies, and with the origins and history of the cold food festival. The last group of articles includes a major study of the poems of Ji Kang (223-262) as well as other poetry of the 4th-5th centuries, and an analysis of the changing image of the merchant from the 4th to the 9th centuries.


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