{"product_id":"mortality-in-traditional-chinese-thought-amy-olberding-9781438435626","title":"Mortality in Traditional Chinese Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wide-ranging exploration of traditional Chinese views of mortality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMortality in Traditional China\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive exploration of a complex and fascinating but little-understood subject. Arguably, death as a concept has not been nearly as central a preoccupation in Chinese culture as it has been in the West. However, even in a society that seems to understand death as a part of life, responses to mortality are revealing and indicate much about what is valued and what is feared. This edited volume fills the lacuna on this subject, presenting an array of philosophical, artistic, historical, and religious perspectives on death during a variety of historical periods. Contributors look at material culture, including findings now available from the Mawangdui tomb excavations; consider death in Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions; and discuss death and the history and philosophy of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Olberding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438435622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438435626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Amy Olberding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439139008767,"sku":"9781438435626","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e0c4ff4-130d-45db-8a01-4080ffb92631.jpg?v=1777175693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mortality-in-traditional-chinese-thought-amy-olberding-9781438435626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}