{"product_id":"signs-from-the-unseen-realm-9780824896829","title":"Signs from the Unseen Realm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert 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 \u003cem\u003eSigns from the Unseen Realm\u003c\/em\u003e, compiled around 490 CE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken together, the translation and study are valuable both for scholars and for undergraduates in courses on Buddhism, religious literature or Chinese religion.\" - \u003cem\u003eBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies\u003c\/em\u003e (76:1, 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003cem\u003eMingxiang ji\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/em\u003e (19:2, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is a comprehensive study and annotated translation with commentaries of \u003cem\u003eMingxiang ji\u003c\/em\u003e 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","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038700536151,"sku":"9780824896829","price":16.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/signs-from-the-unseen-realm-9780824896829","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}