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Book SynopsisRobert Ford Campany, one of North America’s preeminent scholars of Chinese religion, presents in this volume the first complete, annotated translation, with in-depth commentary, of the largest extant collection of miracle tales from the early medieval period, Wang Yan’s Records of
Signs from the Unseen Realm, compiled around 490 CE.
Trade ReviewTaken together, the translation and study are valuable both for scholars and for undergraduates in courses on Buddhism, religious literature or Chinese religion." -
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (76:1, 2013)
"Taken as a whole, the translation itself is refined, readable, and reliable. Campany has again set a new high standard for annotated Western-language translation of the
Mingxiang ji Campany's book is a very welcome addition to the expanding scholarship on the zhiguai genre in general and Buddhist miracle tales of the Six Dynasties in particular." - Xiaohuan Zhao,
China Review International (19:2, 2012)
"The book is a comprehensive study and annotated translation with commentaries of
Mingxiang ji a collection of Buddhist miracle tales. As a translation and study of zhiguai literature, Campany's book has surpassed all previous endeavors by other scholars of the genre in terms of its comprehensiveness, depth, and texture." - Sing-Chen Chiang, Boston College
