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Communicating with the Gods : (Record no. 35566)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789004677906
Qualifying information (electronic book)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9789004549043
Qualifying information (print)
024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1163/9789004677906
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Original cataloging agency NL-LeKB
Transcribing agency NL-LeKB
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041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BL41
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code OCC
Subject category code subdivision 005000
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Subject category code OCC
Subject category code subdivision 008000
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Subject category code VXF
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 200.7
Edition information 23
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Communicating with the Gods :
Remainder of title Spirit-Writing in Chinese History /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Matthias Schumann and Elena Valussi.
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Spirit-Writing in Chinese History
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden ;
-- Boston :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Brill,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2023.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2023
300 ## - online resource
Extent 1 online resource (570 pages) :
Other physical details illustrations.
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Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Prognostication in History ;
Volume/sequential designation 11
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Few religious innovations have shaped Chinese history like the emergence of spirit-writing during the Song dynasty. From a divinatory technique it evolved into a complex ritual practice used to transmit messages and revelations from the Gods. This resulted in the production of countless religious scriptures that now form an essential corpus, widely venerated and recited to this day, that is still largely untapped by research. Using historical and ethnographic approaches, this volume for the first time offers a comprehensive overview of the history of spirit-writing, examining its evolution over a millennium, the practices and technologies used, and the communities involved.
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Language note English
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Source of description note Description based on print version record.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religion
General subdivision Methodology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religion
General subdivision Study and teaching.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religious education.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Schumann, Matthias,
Relator term editor.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Valussi, Elena,
Relator term editor.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Title Communicating with the Gods : Spirit-Writing in Chinese History.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.
International Standard Book Number 9789004549043
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Prognostication in History ;
Volume/sequential designation 11.
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Public note DOI:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004677906">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004677906</a>

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