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The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery: Cosmic Function of Art, Ritual, and Theater (Sinica Leidensia)

Anning Jing

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Description:The 14th century dragon king temple in Southern Shanxi is the only known intact survivor of this ancient Water God institution once existing in every Chinese agricultural community. After describing the history, lay-out and mural paintings of the building, its original Yuan time mural paintings enable the author to depict the ritual of praying for rain, and the actual rain-making of the god. The meaning of the unique painting of a theatrical company is interpreted as to subject and its connections with the ritual of praying for rain. Rainmaking magic is compared with similar practices in other parts of the world (India), and thus suggests a common cosmological basis of Chinese and Indian cultures, and a common pattern of human behaviour and mode of thinking concerning human procreation and food production.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery: Cosmic Function of Art, Ritual, and Theater (Sinica Leidensia). To get started finding The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery: Cosmic Function of Art, Ritual, and Theater (Sinica Leidensia), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The 14th century dragon king temple in Southern Shanxi is the only known intact survivor of this ancient Water God institution once existing in every Chinese agricultural community. After describing the history, lay-out and mural paintings of the building, its original Yuan time mural paintings enable the author to depict the ritual of praying for rain, and the actual rain-making of the god. The meaning of the unique painting of a theatrical company is interpreted as to subject and its connections with the ritual of praying for rain. Rainmaking magic is compared with similar practices in other parts of the world (India), and thus suggests a common cosmological basis of Chinese and Indian cultures, and a common pattern of human behaviour and mode of thinking concerning human procreation and food production.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery: Cosmic Function of Art, Ritual, and Theater (Sinica Leidensia). To get started finding The Water God's Temple of the Guangsheng Monastery: Cosmic Function of Art, Ritual, and Theater (Sinica Leidensia), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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