LEADER 02899nam 22007094a 450 001 9910822055403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-41555-9 010 $a1-134-41556-7 010 $a1-280-21702-2 010 $a9786610217021 010 $a0-203-08676-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203086766 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250804 035 $a(EBL)1098937 035 $a(OCoLC)823388937 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177111 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177902 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177111 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210906 035 $a(PQKB)10795394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1098937 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC243205 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1098937 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162130 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL21702 035 $a(OCoLC)252719955 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL243205 035 $a(OCoLC)437158923 035 $a(OCoLC)1199301766 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB131092 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250804 100 $a20040227d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImperial tombs in Tang China, 618-907 $ethe politics of paradise /$fTonia Eckfeld 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledgeCurzon$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (187 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledgeCurzon studies in the early history of Asia ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-67492-1 311 $a0-415-30220-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAmbition and archetype -- Li Xian's tomb -- Relative status -- Builders and painters -- Passages of rites -- Palatial quarters -- Pleasures and protocols -- Courtly women -- Conclusion. 330 $aIntellectually and visually stimulating, this important landmark book looks at the religious, political, social and artistic significance of the Imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It traces the evolutionary development of the most elaborately beautiful imperial tombs to examine fundamental issues on death and the afterlife in one of the world's most sophisticated civilizations. Selected tombs are presented in terms of their structure, artistic programs and their purposes. The author sets the tombs in the context of Chinese attitudes towards the afterlife, the politics of mausoleu 410 0$aRoutledgeCurzon studies in the early history of Asia ;$v1. 606 $aTombs$zChina 607 $aChina$xKings and rulers$xTombs 607 $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907 615 0$aTombs 676 $a951/.017 700 $aEckfeld$b Tonia$f1957-$0690145 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822055403321 996 $aImperial tombs in Tang China, 618-907$94202453 997 $aUNINA