Description
Largely unstudied until now, the religious festivals that attracted Chinese people from all walks of life provide the most instructive examples of the interaction between Chinese forms of social life and the Indian tradition of Buddhism. Stephen Teiser examines one of the most important of such annual celebrations. He provides a comprehensive interpretation of the festivities of the seventh lunar month, in which laypeople presented offerings to Buddhist monks to gain salvation for their ancestors. Teiser uncovers a wide range of sources, many translated or analyzed for the first time in any language, to demonstrate how the symbolism, rituals, and mythology of the ghost festival pervaded the social landscape of medieval China.
Author: Stephen F. Teiser
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 12/01/1996
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.09w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780691026770
ISBN10: 0691026777
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Rituals & Practice
- Religion | Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY | Taoist)
About the Author
Stephen F. Teiser is Associate Professor of Religion at Princeton University.