Imperial Tombs in Tang China, 618-907

Imperial Tombs in Tang China, 618-907

Author: Tonia Eckfeld

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-09-20

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1134415559

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Intellectually and visually stimulating, this important landmark book looks at the religious, political, social and artistic significance of the Imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It traces the evolutionary development of the most elaborately beautiful imperial tombs to examine fundamental issues on death and the afterlife in one of the world's most sophisticated civilizations. Selected tombs are presented in terms of their structure, artistic programs and their purposes. The author sets the tombs in the context of Chinese attitudes towards the afterlife, the politics of mausoleum architecture, and the artistic vocabulary which was becoming the mainstream of Chinese civilization.


History of Imperial Mausoleum in China

History of Imperial Mausoleum in China

Author: Zhi Dao

Publisher: DeepLogic

Published:

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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The book provides highlights on the key concepts and trends of evolution in History of Imperial Mausoleum in China in China, as one of the series of books of “China Classified Histories”.


Atlas of World Heritage

Atlas of World Heritage

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Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1592650600

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Take a photographic journey to these fantastic natural and cultural sites of China. Full-color photographs and highly detailed maps and background information make this an excellent gift book or reference volume.


Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China

Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China

Author: James L. Watson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780520060814

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During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What held Chinese society together for so many centuries? Some scholars have pointed to the institutional control over the written word as instrumental in promoting cultural homogenization; others, the manipulation of the performing arts. This volume, comprised of essays by both anthropologists and historians, furthers this important discussion by examining the role of death rituals in the unification of Chinese culture.


Tomb Treasures

Tomb Treasures

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Publisher: Asian Art Museum  

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780939117789

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This stunning Chinese art book presents almost a hundred recently unearthed objects that offer a glimpse into the extraordinary wealth and artistic accomplishments of elite society during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE). These exquisite treasures are from newly discovered sites in the Jiangsu region of China and are made of gold, silver, jade, bronze, pottery, lacquer, and other refined materials. Masterworks include a full-length jade suit sewn with gold threads, an oversized coffin shrouded in jade, and a complete set of functional bronze bells. The book's texts explore a number of ideas about the lives and deaths of Western Han royalty.


The Cult of the Dead in a Chinese Village

The Cult of the Dead in a Chinese Village

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Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1973-06

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0804770409

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This study deals primarily with Ch'inan, a village in northern Taiwan whose residents belong to one ethnic group: Hokkien-speaking Chinese whose ancestors made the journey from the southeast coast of mainland China over 200 years ago. It deals almost exclusively with the complex of institutions associated with the care and management of the dead. The book covers the history of Ch'inan, and how the village is organized today, making use of historical records, such as lineage genealogies. Sociological correlates of ancestor worship in ancestral halls and before domestic altars are examined. The darker side of ancestor worship is also explored, in which the dead stand out as dangerous creatures capable of harming or frightening the living. Perspective is then expanded to other parts of Taiwan, to consider how the form of the community affects the cult of the ancestors, how different reciprocal obligations between the living the dead affect ancestor worship, and in what ways people react to the obligations of ancestor worship.


The First Emperor

The First Emperor

Author: Jane Portal

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780674026971

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The rise of Qin and the military conquest of the warring states -- The First Emperor and the Qin empire -- Imperial tours and mountain inscriptions -- The First Emperor's tomb: the afterlife universe -- A two-thousand-year-old underground empire.


Empires of Ancient Eurasia

Empires of Ancient Eurasia

Author: Craig Benjamin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1107114969

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Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.