{"product_id":"many-faces-of-mulian-rostislav-berezkin-9780295742519","title":"Many Faces of Mulian: The Precious Scrolls of Late Imperial China","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of Mulian rescuing his mother's soul from hell has evolved as a narrative over several centuries in China, especially in the \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e (precious scrolls) genre. This genre, a prosimetric narrative in vernacular language, first appeared around the fourteenth century and endures as a living tradition. In exploring the evolution of the Mulian story, Rostislav Berezkin illuminates changes in the literary and religious characteristics of the genre. He also examines material from other forms of Chinese literature and from modern performances of \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e, tracing their transformation from tools of Buddhist proselytizing to sectarian propaganda to folk ritualized storytelling. Ultimately, he reveals the special features of \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e as a type of performance literature that had its foundations in multiple literary traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rostislav Berezkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295742518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295742519\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 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Rostislav Berezkin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152955551999,"sku":"9780295742519","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09f5bdf4-9a4c-40ed-8f10-4960cd6d8ccc.jpg?v=1770780322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/many-faces-of-mulian-rostislav-berezkin-9780295742519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}