Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'Ang China: A Reading of Tai Fu's 'Kuang-I Chi'

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions Series)

by Glen Dudbridge

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The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi (The Great Book of Marvels) preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of an official, the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners. This study develops a style of close reading through which the tales give access to the lives of individuals in eighth-century China, a society embarking on fundamental change.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521893224

ISBN13:9780521893220

Release Date:June 2002

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'Ang China: A Reading of Tai Fu's 'Kuang-I Chi'

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