Ways to Paradise

The Chinese Quest for Immortality

Michael Loewe

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English

Routledge
30 April 2024

Regional studies; Asian history

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1979, in Ways to Paradise Michael Loewe, an internationally recognised authority on Han China, assesses a wealth of an archaeological evidence in an attempt to uncover the attitudes of the pre-Buddhist Chinese to matters relating to death and hereafter. Dr Loewe examines in particular three major subjects of Han art and iconography: a recently found silk painting from Central China dating from around 168 BC; the numerous bronze mirrors of the so-called TLV pattern that came into fashion at the beginning of the Christian era, and which are especially rich in cosmological symbolism; and the representations of the Queen Mother of the West which appear as a leading motif of Chinese art from perhaps a century later. These Dr Loewe sets within a framework of contemporary literature and historical incident to create a wonderfully vivid picture of religious life and thought in this early and fascinating period of Chinese history which was to contribute so much to later developments in Far Eastern Philosophy, religion and art.

By: Michael Loewe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781032268347
ISBN 10: 1032268344
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 30 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface List of Illustrations 1. The Han frame of mind 2. The painting from tomb no 1, Ma-wang-tui 3. TLV mirrors and their significance 4. The Queen Mother of the West 5. The bird in the sun and the hare in the moon Notes Appendix List of books cited and abbreviations used Glossary of Chinese and Japanese proper names and terms Index