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Mortality in Traditional Chinese Thought

Contributor(s): Olberding, Amy (Editor), Ivanhoe, Philip J (Editor)

ISBN: 9781438435626

Publisher: State University of New York Press

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Pub Date: January 2, 2012

Dewey: 128.50951

LCCN: 2010024677

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 8.90" L x 5.90" W ( 0.95 lbs) 323 pages

BISAC Categories:

Philosophy | Asian | History | Asia | China | Religion

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture

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Description: A wide-ranging exploration of traditional Chinese views of mortality.

Review Quotes:

"...[a] fine volume ... There is much to learn and enjoy for readers of all kinds in these eleven essays." -- Dao

"...the volume provides a provocative and multifaceted entry into the study of mortality in traditional Chinese thought ... [it] demonstrates the richness of Chinese responses to mortality, inviting scholars to extend the scope of related scholarship beyond what is contained within its pages." -- Mortality

"...critical considerations ... do not remotely eclipse the great academic value of this edited book which will, no doubt, very soon become an essential work of reference for all those who are interested in the study of death in Chinese civilization." -- Journal of Chinese Religions

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