Many Faces of Mulian : The Precious Scrolls of Late Imperial China
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Many Faces of Mulian
ISBN-10
0295742526
ISBN-13
9780295742526
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Imprint
University of Washington Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 2017
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
418 grams
Dimensions
15.50 x 22.90 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medievalAsian history
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The story of Mulian rescuing his mother's soul from hell has evolved as a narrative over several centuries in China, especially in the baojuan (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 baojuan, tracing their transformation from tools of Buddhist proselytizing to sectarian propaganda to folk ritualized storytelling. Ultimately, he reveals the special features of baojuan as a type of performance literature that had its foundations in multiple literary traditions.
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