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by
Glen Dudbridge (Author),
Patrick Hannan (Editor),
Denis Twitchett (Editor)
The remains of Tai Fu’s lost collection Kuang-i chi (“The Great Book of Marvels”) preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of an official, the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change.
Number of Pages: 272Dimensions: 0.73 x 9.06 x 6.14 INPublication Date: June 20, 2002
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