Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse
Title:
Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse
Sinica Leidensia ;
Author:
Kirkova, Zornica, author.
ISBN:
9789004311565
9789004313699
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
ix, 419 pages ; 25 cm.
Series:
Sinica Leidensia ; volume 129.
General Note:
| Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univerzita Karlova, 2007. |
Contents:
Introduction -- Religious and literary background -- The dramatis personae -- A phenomenology of immortals -- The world of the immortals -- The way to immortality -- Immortality in the context of the human world -- Conclusion.
Abstract:
Zornica Kirkova provides the first detailed study in a Western language of Daoism-inspired themes in early medieval Chinese poetry. She examines representations of Daoist xian immortality in a broad range of versified literature from the Han until the end of the Six Dynasties, focusing on the transformations of themes, concepts, and imagery within a wide literary and religious context. Adopting a more integrated approach, the author explores both the complex interaction between poetry and Daoist religion and the interrelations between various verse forms and poetic themes. This book not only enhances our understanding of the complexities of early medieval literature but also reevaluates the place of Daoist religious thought in the intellectual life of the period.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-400) and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 10804833 PL2314 K57 ysh