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Ancestors and Anxiety

- Daoism and the Birth of Rebirth in China

About Ancestors and Anxiety

A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520259881
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 232
  • Published:
  • February 3, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x228x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 362 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024

Description of Ancestors and Anxiety

A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead.

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