Making Transcendents: Ascetics and Social Memory in Early Medieval China - Robert Ford Campany - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824867461 - November 30, 2016
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Robert Ford Campany
Making Transcendents: Ascetics and Social Memory in Early Medieval China

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By the middle of the third century BCE in China there were individuals who sought to become transcendents (xian) - deathless, godlike beings endowed with supernormal powers. Those who aspired to this status have traditionally been portrayed as hermit-like figures. This study offers a different view, arguing that transcendence should be seen as a religious role situated among other social roles.

320 pages, 4 illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 30, 2016
ISBN13 9780824867461
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 154 × 228 × 22 mm   ·   453 g

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