Wandering Spirits : Chen Shiyuan's Encyclopedia of Dreams
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520389697
ISBN-13
9780520389694
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 22nd, 2022
Print length
308 Pages
Weight
468 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.60 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Sleep & dreams
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Dreams have been taken seriously in China for at least three millennia. Wandering Spirits is a translation and study of the most comprehensive work on dream culture in traditional China—Lofty Principles of Dream Interpretation (Mengzhan yizhi), compiled in 1562 by Chen Shiyuan and periodically reprinted up to the modern era. The best introduction to the diversity of ideas held by the educated class about dreams, this unique treatise compiles various theories, Chen's own comments concerning the nature of dreams and their role in waking life, and almost seven hundred examples assembled from a wide range of literary sources. This annotated translation is accompanied by a full-length introduction that surveys the evolution of Chinese dream culture and the role of Chen Shiyuan and his encyclopedia.
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