Isbn: 9789004110632 - the ritual and mythology of the chinese triads: creating an identity (6 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. Hardcover with dust-jacket. No notes or highlights. Minor shelf-wear. Pages are clean and binding sound. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xiii, 517pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in orange cloth over boards wtih spine and front cover stamped in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is frim and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of this new paperback in Brill's Scholar's List. In it the reader will find a critical evaluation of the extant sources together with a true wealth of context. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the initiation ritual, including the burning of incense, the altar, the enactment of a journey of life and death, and the blood covenant. Different narrative structures are also presented. These include the messianic demonological paradigm, political legitimation, and the foundation of myth. Triad lore is placed in its own religious and cultural context, allowing radically new conclusions about its origins, meanings and functions. This book is of special interest to social historians, anthropologists, and students of Chinese religious culture.(Publisher).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a hardcover edition. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's signature on front endpaper; interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

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