The Rise and Normalization of Familial Joint-Burial -- Spousal Joint- and Disjoint-Burials -- Burial Divinations -- The Hun-Summoning Burial -- The Speakers for the Dead. "This nuanced study traces how Chinese came to view death as an opportunity to fashion and convey social id…
"This nuanced study traces how Chinese came to view death as an opportunity to fashion and convey social identities and memories during the medieval period (200-1000) and the Tang dynasty (618-907), specifically. As Chinese society became increasingly multicultural and multireli…
"This nuanced study traces how Chinese came to view death as an opportunity to fashion and convey social identities and memories during the medieval period (200-1000) and the Tang dynasty (618-907), specifically. As Chinese society became increasingly multicultural and multireli…
A rich and pathbreaking collection of materials that span the humanistic discipliines, this volume includes key texts that should not be omitted in a sourcebook of this kind as well as many that are available for the first time in English. Its thematic organization encourages ne…