Communicating With the Gods: Spirit-Writing in Chinese History

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Matthias Schumann, "Communicating With the Gods: Spirit-Writing in Chinese History "
English | ISBN: 9004549048 | 2023 | 656 pages | PDF | 14 MB

This book offers the first comprehensive overview of the history of one of the most fascinating forms of communication between gods and humans in Chinese culture: spirit-writing. It showcases the many ways in which this practice shaped Chinese religion, literature and society during the last millennium.