{"product_id":"hidden-and-visible-realms-9780231187169","title":"Hidden and Visible Realms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden and Visible Realms\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most significant medieval Chinese collections of stories of the fantastic and otherworldly phenomena, distinguished by its varied contents, elegant writing style, and Buddhist influence. This annotated first complete English translation explains the key themes and textual history of the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an important contribution to the growing canon of translated primary source materials of medieval China. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eThe nearly three hundred miracle tales that survive of Liu Yiqing’s compilation offer fascinating insights into China’s society and imagination of the late third to early fifth centuries. This complete translation will be eagerly welcomed by all students and scholars of Chinese literature, religion, and thought, as it was precisely in this period that Buddhism had become part of Chinese life. -- Wilt L. Idema, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden and Visible Realms \u003c\/i\u003eis the most complete and critically annotated translation of the seminal collection of \u003ci\u003ezhiguai\u003c\/i\u003e (‘tales of anomalies’), Liu Yiqing’s \u003ci\u003eYouming lu,\u003c\/i\u003e in any language, one that will be enthusiastically welcomed by all who are interested in the history of Chinese fiction and religion. -- Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003eThe fields of early Chinese studies will enthusiastically welcome this excellent work by Zhenjun Zhang that combines a skillfully rendered translation of Liu Yiqing’s \u003ci\u003eYouminglu \u003c\/i\u003ewith an extensive treatise, providing the most comprehensive review of the long history of \u003ci\u003ezhiguai\u003c\/i\u003e studies we have to date. -- Kenneth J. DeWoskin, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden and Visible Realms \u003c\/i\u003emakes a valuable contribution to the study of Chinese \u003ci\u003ezhiguai \u003c\/i\u003e“Records of the Strange” literature.  For the first time, Zhang’s translation of the \u003ci\u003eYouming lu\u003c\/i\u003e gives English readers a sense of the marvelous richness of the text’s contents and its diverse themes. -- Keith Knapp, The Citadel\u003cbr\u003eThis is a substantial study and translation that can serve as a model for future translations of \u003ci\u003ezhiguai\u003c\/i\u003e texts. Accurate and carefully annotated, \u003ci\u003eHidden and Visible Realms\u003c\/i\u003e is in effect a new recension of the \u003ci\u003eYouming\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003elu\u003c\/i\u003e. It is a valuable contribution to our growing understanding of early \u003ci\u003exiaoshuo.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Daniel Hsieh, Purdue University\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an appropriate work for Western students or non-native readers. For the beginner of zhiguai study, this work, and especially the “Introduction” is to be recommended. * Monumenta Serica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eTerms Regarding Weights and Measures\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The Wonder of Love\u003cbr\u003e2. A Garden  of Marvels\u003cbr\u003e3. The Spectacle of Monsters\u003cbr\u003e4. The Realm of Ghosts\u003cbr\u003e5. The Netherworld and This World\u003cbr\u003e6. Animals and Men\u003cbr\u003e7. Anecdotes of Notable Figures\u003cbr\u003e8. Local Legends\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eTales Appearing in Other Renditions\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400329175383,"sku":"9780231187169","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231187169.jpg?v=1730470405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hidden-and-visible-realms-9780231187169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}