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"Mortality in Traditional China" is the definitive exploration of a complex and fascinating but little-understood subject. Arguably, death as a concept has not been nearly as central a preoccupation in Chinese culture as it has been in the West. However, even in a society that seems to understand death as a part of life, responses to mortality are revealing and indicate much about what is valued and what is feared. This edited volume fills the lacuna on this subject, presenting an array of philosophical, artistic, historical, and religious perspectives on death during a variety of historical periods. Contributors look at material culture, including findings now available from the Mawangdui tomb excavations; consider death in Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions; and discuss death and the history and philosophy of war. ** Review critical considerations do not remotely eclipse the great academic value of this edited book which will, no doubt, very soon become an essential work of reference for all those who are interested in the study of death in Chinese civilization. "Journal of Chinese Religions" the volume provides a provocative and multifaceted entry into the study of mort

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Author

[edited by] Amy Olberding and Philip J. Ivanhoe

Publisher

State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781441695444

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Anthropology, Humanities