{"product_id":"excavating-the-afterlife-guolong-lai-9780295994499","title":"Excavating the Afterlife: The Archaeology of Early Chinese Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExcavating the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, Guolong Lai explores the dialectical relationship between sociopolitical change and mortuary religion from an archaeological perspective. By examining burial structure, grave goods, and religious documents unearthed from groups of well-preserved tombs in southern China, Lai shows that new attitudes toward the dead, resulting from the trauma of violent political struggle and warfare, permanently altered the early Chinese conceptions of this world and the afterlife. The book grounds the important changes in religious beliefs and ritual practices firmly in the sociopolitical transition from the Warring States (ca. 453-221 BCE) to the early empires (3rd century-1st century BCE). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA methodologically sophisticated synthesis of archaeological, art historical, and textual sources, \u003ci\u003eExcavating the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to art historians, archaeologists, and textual scholars of China, as well as to students of comparative religions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http: \/\/arthistorypi.org\/books\/excavating-the-afterlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonorable Mention for the 2016 Society for American Archaeology Book Award in the Scholarly Category\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guolong Lai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295994495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295994499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015","brand":"Guolong Lai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064817266943,"sku":"9780295994499","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d121e62-365d-4fee-95a7-ad5f95735053.jpg?v=1768671225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/excavating-the-afterlife-guolong-lai-9780295994499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}