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Lai, Guolong,

Excavating the afterlife : the archaeology of early Chinese religion / Guolong Lai. - 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronology of early Chinese dynasties -- Maps -- Introduction -- The dead who would not be ancestors -- The transformation of burial space -- The presence of the invisible -- Letters to the underworld -- Journey to the Northwest -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Chinese characters.

ISBN: 9780295805702 0295805706

Source: 22573/ctvct58mg JSTOR

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Warring States (China : 403-221 B.C.)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Archaeology and religion--China.
Excavations (Archaeology)--China.
Sacred space--China.
Tombs--China.
Art objects--China.
Manuscripts--China.
Future life--Social aspects--History--China--To 1500.
Social change--History--China--To 1500.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Archaeology and religion.
Art objects.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Manuscripts.
Sacred space.
Social change.
Tombs.
Religion
Ausgrabung
Grab
Jenseitsglaube
HISTORY / Asia / China

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
China.
China

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: DS719

Dewey Class. No.: 299.5/1