The ghost festival in medieval China
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0691055254
ISBN 13
9780691055251
Category
Publication Year
1988
Publisher
Subject
Ullambana.; Buddhist memorial rites and ceremonies--China.; Pretas (Buddhism); Moggallāna
Description
xvii, 275 pages ; 25 cm; Introduction -- The prehistory of the ghost festival -- An episodic history of the ghost festival in medieval China -- The mythological background -- Mu-lien as shaman -- The cosmology of the ghost festival -- Buddhism and the family -- Concluding perspectives.;
Biblio Notes
16805986
Number of Copies
1
