Honorable Mention, Joseph Levenson Prize (pre-1900 category), Association for Asian StudiesBy the middle of the third century B.C.E. in China there were individuals who sought to become transcendents
Campany (Asian studies and religious studies, Vanderbilt U.) presents an annotated translation of a collection of Buddhist miracle tales, Mingxiang ji (Records of Signs from the Unseen Realm) written
Between 300 and 600 C.E., Chinese writers compiled thousands of accounts of the strange and the extraordinary. Some described weird spirits, customs, and flora and fauna in distant lands. Some depicte
Between 300 and 600 C.E., Chinese writers compiled thousands of accounts of the strange and the extraordinary. Some described weird spirits, customs, and flora and fauna in distant lands. Some depicte
Honorable Mention, Joseph Levenson Prize (pre-1900 category), Association for Asian StudiesBy the middle of the third century B.C.E. in China there were individuals who sought to become transcendents
Between the Han dynasty, founded in 206 B.C.E., and the Sui, which ended in 618 C.E., Chinese authors wrote many thousands of short textual items, each of which narrated or described some phenomenon
In late classical and early medieval China, ascetics strove to become transcendents--deathless beings with supernormal powers. Practitioners developed dietetic, alchemical, meditative, gymnastic, sexu
This innovative sourcebook builds a dynamic understanding of China's early medieval period (220--589) through an original selection and arrangement of literary, historical, religious, and critical tex
This innovative sourcebook builds a dynamic understanding of China's early medieval period (220--589) through an original selection and arrangement of literary, historical, religious, and critical tex
