Sanctity and self-inflicted violence in chinese religions, 1500-1700
Auteur :
Yu, Jimmy
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199844883
Date de publication :
24 mai 2012
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,9 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Jimmy Yu reveals that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, self-inflicted violence was an essential and sanctioned part of Chinese culture. He examines a wide range of practices, including blood writing, filial body-slicing, chastity mutilations and suicides, ritual exposure, and self-immolation, arguing that each practice was public, scripted, and a signal of certain cultural expectations.