The latest issue of T'oung Pao features a range of articles focusing on religion, including a previously unpublished piece by Robert van Gulik, highlighting notable scholarly contributions.
Among the articles, Manling Luo's study on informal storytelling examines social networks and paratextual interpretations of miraculous recompense, underscoring the cultural significance of narrative form.
Meihui Liu's analysis of the Xunzi illuminates Liu Xiang's editorial influence, detailing how repetitions across chapters create a cohesive interpretative framework within the text.
The retrospective on Donggao, a Chinese Chan Master in Japan, reveals the cross-cultural exchanges of Buddhist practices and the monk’s significance in the development of Chan teachings.
Collection
[
|
...
]