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Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China (Hardcover, New Ed)
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For modern people, ghost stories are no more than thrilling
entertainment. For those living in antiquity, ghosts were far more
serious beings, as they could affect the life and death of people
and cause endless fear and anxiety. How did ancient societies
imagine what ghosts looked like, what they could do, and how people
could deal with them? From the vantage point of modernity, what can
we learn about an obscure, but no less important aspect of an
ancient culture? In this volume, Mu-chou Poo explores the ghosts of
ancient China, the ideas that they nurtured, and their role in its
culture. His study provides fascinating insights into the
interaction between the idea of ghosts and religious activities,
literary imagination, and social life devoted to them. Comparing
Chinese ghosts with those of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece,
and Rome, Poo also offers a wider perspective on the role of ghosts
in human history.
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