Believing in ghosts and spirits : the concept of gui in ancient China /: the concept of gui in ancient China. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hu Baozhu.
• Authors: Hu, Baozhu
• Contents: 1. The Preliminary Understanding of Gui 2. The Original Meaning of the Character Gui : An Examination of Jiaguwen and Jinwen 3. What's in a Character? Definition and Variegated Characteristics of Gui in the Zuozhuan and Liji 4. Confucian, Daoist, and Mohist Perspectives on the Concept of Gui 5. Folk-oriented Usages of Gui in the Rishu Manuscript. Conclusion. Appendix I: Table of the Radical Gui and Its Related Characters. Appendix II: Gui- related Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Appendix III: Investigations: Annotated Translation of the "Jie” 詰 Section. Bibliography. Index with Glossary.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 133.10931; Ghosts -- China; Spirits
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000258479; 9781000258394; 9781000258431; 9781003110040
• Related ISBNs: 9780367626341
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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