Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 5The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the fifth of 6 volumes. |
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... Daoism, and Chinese folklore”--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-89581-049-6 (vol. 5 : alk. paper) I. Sondergard, Sidney L. II. Title. PL2722.U2L513 2012 398.20951--dc22 2008020137 Cover art by Matt Howarth. Copyright © 2012 by Sidney L ...
... Investigator: The Author as Phenomenologist ............. xi II. Natural Wisdom and Daoist Magic in Pu Songling's Tales .............................. xx. The. Tales. 331. XingZiyi ..................................................... 1613 ...
... Daoist views regarding the lawsuits in underworld courts, see Hansen (190-2). 4 Astral projection occurs in two other stories contained in this volume: In “The Cloth Merchant” (bushang), a mysterious woman in red appears to alert a ...
Pu Songling. II. Natural Wisdom and Daoist Magic in Pu Pu Songling's Tales A Daoist is someone who works methodically first to dissociate the self from the world of social entanglements, and then to separate the subjective part of the ...
... Daoist there from an apparent spelunking accident. A devout Daoist will not actively attempt to do harm, but conversely will also make no particular effort to offer assistance; this accounts for the pleas to solicit empathy that are ...