TY - BOOK AU - Lai,Guolong ED - Project Muse. TI - Excavating the afterlife: the archaeology of early Chinese religion SN - 9780295805702 AV - DS719 .L28 2015 U1 - 299.5/1 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Seattle PB - University of Washington Press KW - Social change KW - China KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Future life KW - Social aspects KW - Manuscripts KW - Art objects KW - Tombs KW - Sacred space KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Archaeology and religion KW - Warring States, 403-221 B.C KW - Antiquities KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - "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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780295805702/ ER -