Witchcraft Literature Theory: Centered on the Chuci

Author: (Japanese) Fujiwara Iwao / Han Jiguk (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is a specialized study on the Chuci from an ethnological perspective. Since its publication, it has received high acclaim in the field of Sinology in Japan and is regarded as "the history of literary origins in southern China." It has opened new avenues for Chuci studies, "established new methods of identification, and pioneered the religious origins theory of shamanistic literature in ancient China." It has had a significant influence in the field of Sinology in Japan. The book has also attracted attention from China's Chuci scholars. Contemporary experts on Qu studies have written reviews praising it, stating: "It is essential for the Chinese Chuci academic community to understand this book!" The authors, Dr. Fujiwara, are familiar with oracle bone inscriptions and pre-Qin classics. They have extensively absorbed the research findings of Chinese Chuci scholars while conducting in-depth field investigations worldwide, acquiring rich ethnological and folkloric materials. They use these materials effortlessly, present rigorous arguments, and thus make the book highly persuasive and valuable in terms of historical sources.