Making transcendents : ascetics and social memory in early medieval China / Robert Ford Campany.

Author/creator Campany, Robert Ford, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxviii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Ascetics and social memory in early medieval China
Contents Bringing transcendents down to earth -- The transcendent's cultural repertoire -- Deeper repertoire analysis: "avoiding grains" -- Secret arts, manifest wonders -- Verbal self-presentation and audience response -- Adepts and their communities -- Adepts, their families, and the imperium -- Hagiographic persuasions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-289) and index.
LCCN 2008043542
ISBN9780824833336 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN0824833333 (hard cover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BL 1923 .C34 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold