Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse
- Responsibility
- by Zornica Kirkova.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
- Physical description
- ix, 419 pages ; 25 cm.
- Series
- Sinica Leidensia v. 129.
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- Author/Creator
- Kirkova, Zornica, author.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments vii Abbreviations and Conventions x Introduction 1
- 1 Religious and Literary Background 14 The Ideal of Xian-ship 14 A Historical Survey of Immortality Cults 15 Methods of Achieving Immortality 20 Prose Accounts of Immortality 24 Poetry on Immortality 28 Literary Criticism on Youxian Verse 38
- 2 The Dramatis Personae 43 Xi Wangmu 43 The Yellow Emperor 52 Laozi 57 Wangzi Qiao, Master Redpine, and Other Immortals 64 Transformations of the Pantheon 68
- 3 A Phenomenology of Immortals 77 Images of Immortals from the Han to the Eastern Jin 77 Transformation and Transcendence 77 The Visual Image of Immortals 90 The Far-Off Journey 95 Levitation and Fantastic Steeds 98 Spontaneity and Swiftness 104 Immortals' Feasts 108 The Hidden Immortal 116 Celestial Splendor and Courtly Refinement: The Southern Dynasties 132 Images of Eternity 148
- 4 The World of the Immortals 160 Topography 162 Cosmic Mountains and Paradise Gardens 171 The Lands of the Shangqing Revelations 179 Paradise on Earth 187 The Court Dulcification of Otherworldly Nature 198
- 5 The Way to Immortality 203 Journeys to Other Worlds 203 The "Yuanyou" Poem of the Chuci 203 The Distant Journey in the Han Fu 209 The Journey Theme in the Yuefu Tradition 213 The Distant Journey as a State of Mind 220 Sun Chuo's Visionary Ascent of the Tiantai Mountains 227 The Elixir Way 241 Alchemical Formulas and Sacred Scriptures 257
- 6 Immortality in the Context of the Human World 262 The Juxtaposition of the Two Realms in the Chuci Tradition 262 Melancholy and Yearning for Immortality during the Third and Fourth Centuries 268 Social Engagement, Hedonism, or Immortality Seeking? 286 Honoring the Immortals 298 Feasting Songs 305 Tableaus of Higher Realms 311 The Earth Below Is Out of Sight 320 Poetry on Immortality and Personal Religious Pursuits 329 Youxian Poetry and Daoist Ritual Hymns 333 Conclusion 350 Appendix Extant Classical and Early Medieval Verse Treating the Theme of Immortality 357 Bibliography 371 Index 401.
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In Roaming into the Beyond Zornica Kirkova provides the first detailed study in a Western language of Daoism-inspired themes in early medieval Chinese poetry. She examines representations of Daoist xian immortality in a broad range of versified literature from the Han until the end of the Six Dynasties, focusing on the transformations of themes, concepts, and imagery within a wide literary and religious context. Adopting a more integrated approach, the author explores both the complex interaction between poetry and Daoist religion and the interrelations between various verse forms and poetic themes. This book not only enhances our understanding of the complexities of early medieval literature but also reevaluates the place of Daoist religious thought in the intellectual life of the period.
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- Publication date
- 2016
- Series
- Sinica Leidensia ; volume 129
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univerzita Karlova, 2007.
- ISBN
- 9789004311565 hardcover alkaline paper
- 9004311564 hardcover alkaline paper
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