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The Ghost Festival in Medieval China (Paperback, New Ed): Stephen F. Teiser

The Ghost Festival in Medieval China (Paperback, New Ed)

Stephen F. Teiser

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Largely unstudied until now, the religious festivals that attracted Chinese people from all walks of life provide the most instructive examples of the interaction between Chinese forms of social life and the Indian tradition of Buddhism. Stephen Teiser examines one of the most important of such annual celebrations. He provides a comprehensive interpretation of the festivities of the seventh lunar month, in which laypeople presented offerings to Buddhist monks to gain salvation for their ancestors. Teiser uncovers a wide range of sources, many translated or analyzed for the first time in any language, to demonstrate how the symbolism, rituals, and mythology of the ghost festival pervaded the social landscape of medieval China.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 1996
First published: December 1996
Authors: Stephen F. Teiser
Dimensions: 254 x 197 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 296
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02677-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General
LSN: 0-691-02677-7
Barcode: 9780691026770

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