Chinese Folk Culture: Ghosts and Gods

Author: Hongyu
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book presents the formation and development of the divine world from multiple perspectives and in a comprehensive manner, using vivid, lively, and elegant text accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The entire book follows the vertical thread of the emergence and evolution of the Chinese belief system in deities, while horizontally profiling the abstract and ethereal historical figures of various dynasties. It provides a systematic and detailed introduction to this colorful and mysterious divine world. Among the content are the splendid Heavenly Palace, the dark Earthly Talismans, the serene Moon Palace, and the solemn Western Pure Land. Additionally, the book interprets numerous beautiful legends of human and divine love with delicate brushwork and elegant prose. These tales range from sorrowful and tragic to lingering and heart-wrenching, or entangled with love and hatred, collectively weaving an extraordinary divine tapestry.