Immortals, Festivals, and Poetry in Medieval China

by Donald Holzman

First published in 1998, the papers in this second volume by Donald Holzman are concerned with the themes of religion and poetry and song in early medieval China. Religion is to the fore in the first two sections, dealing with Daoist immortals and their cult, as reflected in poetic works of the first three centuries ad, with songs used in religious ceremonies, and with the origins and history of the cold food festival. The last group of articles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138386804
• ISBN13: 9781138386808
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 335 Pages