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The Development and Distribution of Dejiao Associations in Malaysia and Singapore
This study on Dejiao, a Chinese religious organization, traces its history and development, including the formation of the different groups, as well as its distribution throughout Malaysia and Singapore.
Korean-English Romanized Dictionary
This book is ideal for learners of Korean as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of English who know Korean. This book lists 8,752 core Korean words with English equivalents. Main entries are in Romanized Korean in boldface type alphabetically with Hangul (Korean alphabet). Next, in the same line, parts of speech label, and the entry’s English equivalents with stressed syllables* in boldface type followed by standard American English pronunciation.
The Scripture on Great Peace
This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or “Scripture on Great Peace,” documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism’s origins. Barbara Hendrischke, a leading expert on the Taiping jing in the West, has spent twenty-five years on this magisterial translation, which includes notes that contextualize the scripture’s political and religious significance. Virtually unknown to scholars until the 1970s, the Taiping jing raises the hope for salvation in a practical manner by instructing men and women how to appease heaven and satisfy earth and thereby...
英粤字典
Designed to help the user find the best word or phrase in Cantonese to express the meaning of an English word or expression. English words are listed in alphabetical order. Includes a brief introduction to Cantonese pronunciation, tones, a comparative chart of four romanisation systems, and grammatical notes. Suitable for self-study, and developing vocabulary.
Creation of Tradition
This dissertation examines the formation of Daoist religion between the second to the fifth centuries CE through a detailed analysis the Array of the Five Talismans of the Numinous Treasure, an important text which inspired many of the scriptures, rites and practices produced by Daoists in the following centuries. This study sets out to present new ways of analyzing the creation of tradition, by examining three strategies of distinction by which traditions construct their identity: lineage construction, creative mythography and ritual systemization. The study begins with an examination of four inscriptions dating to the late second century, which reveal developments in communal cultic practi...
The Cartography of Chinese Syntax
This edited volume provides new insights into the architecture of Chinese grammar from a comparative perspective, using principles of cartography. The chapters in this book map out the "topography" of a variety of constructions in Chinese, specifically information structure, wh-question formation, and peripheral functional elements. The syntactic structure of Chinese makes it an ideal language for this line of research, offering a window into the origin of heavily "scrambled" constructions often observed in other languages.
A Bibliography of Chinese Newspapers and Periodicals in European Libraries
Union catalogue of the newspapers and periodicals of China held in European libraries.
Empowered Writing: Exorcistic and Apotropaic Rituals in Medieval China
Empowered writing explores the inherent powers of Chinese talismans, petitions, registers, and holy scriptures, presenting a systematic study of their exxorcistic and apotropaic properties. Using a vast arsenal of original sources, the book traces the unfolding and transformation of empowered writing from the Warring States period through the Six Dynasties, closely examining the different kinds of writing, their uses, and interpretation as well as relating uniquely Daoist features to imperial and Buddhist usages. The book is pathbreaking in its endeavor and stunning in its depth of analyis.
