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THREE An Episodic History of the Ghost Festival in Medieval China
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xvii
- ONE Introduction 1
- TWO The Prehistory of the Ghost Festival 26
- THREE An Episodic History of the Ghost Festival in Medieval China 43
- FOUR The Mythological Background 113
- FIVE Mu-lien as Shaman 140
- SIX The Cosmology of the Ghost Festival 168
- SEVEN Buddhism and the Family 196
- EIGHT Concluding Perspectives 214
- Character Glossary of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Words 225
- Bibliography 231
- Index 265
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xvii
- ONE Introduction 1
- TWO The Prehistory of the Ghost Festival 26
- THREE An Episodic History of the Ghost Festival in Medieval China 43
- FOUR The Mythological Background 113
- FIVE Mu-lien as Shaman 140
- SIX The Cosmology of the Ghost Festival 168
- SEVEN Buddhism and the Family 196
- EIGHT Concluding Perspectives 214
- Character Glossary of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Words 225
- Bibliography 231
- Index 265