Chinese poetry as soul summoning /

This study examines the role of the soul (hun) and the soul-summoning ritual in Chinese literature from ancient times up to the twentieth century. With five case studies from different dynasties, spanning ancient Chu and the Han, Tang, Song and Ming-Qing transition periods, Chinese Poetry as Soul Su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Nicholas Morrow (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:Text in English with poems in parallel Chinese and English translation.
Published: Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, [2022].
Series:Cambria sinophone world series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the hun and other souls in China
  • Divination and the interpretation of souls in the Chuci
  • Far roamings in the Han Dynasty
  • Scents and sensations of the soul in the Song Ci
  • Reviving the dead in the 17th century
  • Coda.