Excavating the afterlife
Lai, Guolong.
Excavating the afterlife the archaeology of early Chinese religion / [electronic resource] : Guolong Lai. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
"This pioneering study examines art objects and texts excavated from tombs in what was once the state of Chu, in south China, dating from the Warring States period (ca. 480-221 BCE) to the beginning of the imperial era (3rd century BCE to 1st century CE) to explore critical changes in religious beliefs and practices concerning the dead and the afterlife."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780295805702 0295805706
Social change--History--China--To 1500.
Future life--Social aspects--History--China--To 1500.
Manuscripts--China.
Art objects--China.
Tombs--China.
Sacred space--China.
Excavations (Archaeology)--China.
Archaeology and religion--China.
China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
China--Antiquities.
Electronic books.
DS719 / .L28 2015
299.5/1
Excavating the afterlife the archaeology of early Chinese religion / [electronic resource] : Guolong Lai. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
"This pioneering study examines art objects and texts excavated from tombs in what was once the state of Chu, in south China, dating from the Warring States period (ca. 480-221 BCE) to the beginning of the imperial era (3rd century BCE to 1st century CE) to explore critical changes in religious beliefs and practices concerning the dead and the afterlife."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780295805702 0295805706
Social change--History--China--To 1500.
Future life--Social aspects--History--China--To 1500.
Manuscripts--China.
Art objects--China.
Tombs--China.
Sacred space--China.
Excavations (Archaeology)--China.
Archaeology and religion--China.
China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
China--Antiquities.
Electronic books.
DS719 / .L28 2015
299.5/1