Excavating the afterlife : the archaeology of early Chinese religion /
Guolong Lai.
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chronology of early Chinese dynasties -- Maps -- Introduction -- The dead who would not be ancestors -- The transformation of burial space -- The presence of the invisible -- Letters to the underworld -- Journey to the Northwest -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Chinese characters.
9780295805702
Archaeology and religion--China. Excavations (Archaeology)--China. Sacred space--China. Tombs--China. Art objects--China. Manuscripts--China. Future life--Social aspects--History--China--To 1500. Social change--History--China--To 1500.