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UNINA9910825252403321 |
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Autore |
Bumbacher Stephan Peter |
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Titolo |
Empowered writing : exorcistic and apotropaic rituals in medieval China / / Stephan Peter Bumbacher |
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St. Petersburg, Florida : , : Three Pines Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Talismans - China - History |
Exorcism - China - History |
Chinese language - Writing - Religious aspects - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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From tally to certificate of legitimation -- Fu-tallies and political authority -- The religious context -- Petition rituals -- Daoist bureaucracy and registers -- Daoist sacred scriptures -- The Buddhist context -- Whose influence? -- Epilogue: the end of Chinese magic. |
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