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OverviewIn Excavating the Afterlife, Guolong Lai explores the dialectical relationship between sociopolitical change and mortuary religion from an archaeological perspective. By examining burial structure, grave goods, and religious documents unearthed from groups of well-preserved tombs in southern China, Lai shows that new attitudes toward the dead, resulting from the trauma of violent political struggle and warfare, permanently altered the early Chinese conceptions of this world and the afterlife. The book grounds the important changes in religious beliefs and ritual practices firmly in the sociopolitical transition from the Warring States (ca. 453-221 BCE) to the early empires (3rd century-1st century BCE). A methodologically sophisticated synthesis of archaeological, art historical, and textual sources, Excavating the Afterlife will be of interest to art historians, archaeologists, and textual scholars of China, as well as to students of comparative religions. Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/excavating-the-afterlife Honorable Mention for the 2016 Society for American Archaeology Book Award in the Scholarly Category Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guolong LaiPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780295994499ISBN 10: 0295994495 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 02 March 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chronology of Early Chinese Dynasties Introduction 1. The Dead Who Would Not Be Ancestors 2. The Transformation of Burial Space 3. The Presence of the Invisible 4. Letters to the Underworld 5. Journey to the Northwest Conclusion Notes Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography IndexReviewsLai offers his reader an extraordinary wealth of both facts and interpretations -- John Lagerwey * Arts Asiatiques * This book provides a very nuanced, detailed, and vivid account of the 'mortuary religion' of southern China from the Warring States to the Han period. . . . A very valuable resource for future studies in this field. . . . The bold but always well-founded stance that Lai takes on these topics combined with the richness of source material and exemplary nature of this approach make this volume a true milestone in the study of early religion in southern China. -- Anke Hein * Journal of Chinese Religions * [I]mmensely interesting. . . Excavating the Afterlife should be of interest to Sinologists and researchers of Chinese studies, archaeologists and art historians, scholars and students of comparative religions. -- Zbigniew Wesolowski * Monumenta Serica * Lai highlights the richness and complexity of the region's archaeological record while demonstrating the nuance that well-considered material culture can add to knowledge of early religion. * Choice * Lai highlights the richness and complexity of the regions archaeological record while demonstrating the nuance that well-considered material culture can add to knowledge of early religion. Choice [I]mmensely interesting... Excavating the Afterlife should be of interest to Sinologists and researchers of Chinese studies, archaeologists and art historians, scholars and students of comparative religions. -- Zbigniew Wesolowski Monumenta Serica Lai highlights the richness and complexity of the region's archaeological record while demonstrating the nuance that well-considered material culture can add to knowledge of early religion. Choice ""Lai highlights the richness and complexity of the region’s archaeological record while demonstrating the nuance that well-considered material culture can add to knowledge of early religion."" * Choice * ""[I]mmensely interesting. . . Excavating the Afterlife should be of interest to Sinologists and researchers of Chinese studies, archaeologists and art historians, scholars and students of comparative religions."" -- Zbigniew Wesolowski * Monumenta Serica * ""This book provides a very nuanced, detailed, and vivid account of the ‘mortuary religion’ of southern China from the Warring States to the Han period. . . . A very valuable resource for future studies in this field. . . . The bold but always well-founded stance that Lai takes on these topics combined with the richness of source material and exemplary nature of this approach make this volume a true milestone in the study of early religion in southern China."" -- Anke Hein * Journal of Chinese Religions * ""Lai offers his reader an extraordinary wealth of both facts and interpretations"" -- John Lagerwey * Arts Asiatiques * Lai highlights the richness and complexity of the region's archaeological record while demonstrating the nuance that well-considered material culture can add to knowledge of early religion. Choice [I]mmensely interesting... Excavating the Afterlife should be of interest to Sinologists and researchers of Chinese studies, archaeologists and art historians, scholars and students of comparative religions. -- Zbigniew Wesolowski Monumenta Serica Author InformationGuolong Lai is associate professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of Florida and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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