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The Sinister Way
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 401

The Sinister Way

The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity's diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon of noble qualities but rather as an embodiment of humanity's basest vices, greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way, Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion—as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism. Von Glahn's study, spanning three millennia, gives due recognition to the morally ambivalent and demonic aspects of divine power within the common Chinese religious culture.

Patrons and Patriarchs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 265

Patrons and Patriarchs

Patrons and Patriarchs breaks new ground in the study of clergy-court relations during the tumultuous period that spanned the collapse of the Tang dynasty (618–907) and the consolidation of the Northern Song (960–1127). This era, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, has typically been characterized as a time of debilitating violence and instability, but it also brought increased economic prosperity, regional development, and political autonomy to southern territories. The book describes how the formation of new states in southeastern China elevated local Buddhist traditions and moved Chan (Zen) monks from the margins to the center of Chinese society. Drawing on biographies, insc...

The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 748

The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature

Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance - A One Health Approach
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 326
New Aesthetic Thought, Methodology, and Structure of Systemic Philosophy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 322

New Aesthetic Thought, Methodology, and Structure of Systemic Philosophy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-10-25
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The methodologies of aesthetic thought have always had a deep, historic foundation and serve as a staple of philosophy. Researchers have begun re-examining the structure and levels of aesthetics by tracing the history of this practice and studying European and Asian traditions. This systematic perspective is an emerging topic of exploration yet requires an appropriate level of research that further investigates the recent discoveries of systemic aesthetics in today’s modern world. New Aesthetic Thought, Methodology, and Structure of Systemic Philosophy is an essential reference source that discusses the organic connection between philosophy, mathematics, and aesthetics, as well as its appl...

Tau Biology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 405

Tau Biology

This book presents essential studies and cutting-edge research results on tau, which is attracting increasing interest as a target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Tau is well known as a microtubule-associated protein that is predominantly localized in the axons of neurons. In various forms of brain disease, neuronal loss occurs, with deposition of hyperphosphorylated tau in the remaining neurons. Important questions remain regarding the way in which tau forms hyperphosphorylated and fibrillar deposits in neurons, and whether tau aggregation represents the toxic pathway leading to neuronal death. With the help of new technologies, researchers are now solving these long-standing questions. In this book, readers will find the latest expert knowledge on all aspects of tau biology, including the structure and role of the tau molecule, tau localization and function, the pathology, drivers, and markers of tauopathies, tau aggregation, and treatments targeting tau. Tau Biology will be an invaluable source of information and fresh ideas for those involved in the development of more effective therapies and for all who seek a better understanding of the biology of the aging brain.

Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (Vol. I)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 801

Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (Vol. I)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-09-10
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  • Publisher: BRILL

At last here is the long-awaited, first Western-language reference guide focusing exclusively on Chinese literature from ca. 700 B.C.E. to the early seventh century C.E. Alphabetically organized, it contains no less than 1095 entries on major and minor writers, literary forms and "schools," and important Chinese literary terms. In addition to providing authoritative information about each subject, the compilers have taken meticulous care to include detailed, up-to-date bibliographies and source information. The reader will find it a treasure-trove of historical accounts, especially when browsing through the biographies of authors. Indispensable for scholars and students of pre-modern Chinese literature, history, and thought. Part One contains A to R.

Intellectuals in Revolutionary China, 1921-1949
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 347

Intellectuals in Revolutionary China, 1921-1949

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-11-23
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This book originally examines how prominent communist intellectuals in China during the revolutionary period (1921 to 1940) constructed and presented identities for themselves and how they narrated their place in the revolution.

From Genomics to Antibiotic Resistance in Emerging Pathogens
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 115

From Genomics to Antibiotic Resistance in Emerging Pathogens

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Nuclear Science Abstracts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2068

Nuclear Science Abstracts

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1963
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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