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Religion of the Han Empire

postmortem transformation, immortality, and the rise of Daoism

by Sheng Jiang

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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"By examining the tomb images and artifacts from a religious perspective, combined with a cognitive approach that strives to uncover the essentials of the Han belief system, the author convincingly shows how Han belief represented the dimension of faith in the national power structure while reconstructing the history of religious Daoism at the time. This is the first historical study on the subject using this new methodology"--

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  • Asian esoteric and internal traditions

    Controlled discovery queries from k10plus matched “Taoismus”. Retained metadata contains “Taoismus” in the subject metadata.

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postmortem transformation, immortality, and the rise of Daoism

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24 cm; Illustrationen; Introduction : the belief system of the Han Empire -- Time and space in Han tombs -- Gods of transformation -- The immortal pantheon -- Stages on the path -- Divine elixirs and celestial kitchens -- Ascension formalities -- Conclusion : the formation of the Han tradition; Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 225-242. - Index; Studies on East Asian religions; vii, 249 Seiten; volume 13

2025BrillEnglish
  • 9789004729391
  • 9789004732759
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