Believing in ghosts and spirits The concept of Gui in ancient China
Hu Baozhu
- 1. Edition
- Sankt Augustin Institut Monumenta Serica 2021
- XXVI, 280 p.
- Monumenta serica monograph series; LXXI .
1. The Preliminary Understanding of Gui 2. The Original Meaning of the Character Gui: An Examination of Jiaguwen and Jinwen 3. What's in a Character? Definition and Variegated Characteristics of Gui in the Zuozhuan and Liji 4. Confucian, Daoist, and Mohist Perspectives on the Concept of Gui 5. Folk-oriented Usages of Gui in the Rishu Manuscript. Conclusion. Appendix I: Table of the Radical Gui and Its Related Characters. Appendix II: Gui-related Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Appendix III: Investigations: Annotated Translation of the "Jie" Section. Bibliography. Index with Glossary.