{"product_id":"many-faces-of-mulian-the-precious-scrolls-of-late-imperial-china-paperback","title":"Many Faces of Mulian: The Precious Scrolls of Late Imperial China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRostislav Berezkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor H. Mair\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Mulian rescuing his mother's soul from hell has evolved as a narrative over several centuries in China, especially in the \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e (precious scrolls) genre. This genre, a prosimetric narrative in vernacular language, first appeared around the fourteenth century and endures as a living tradition. In exploring the evolution of the Mulian story, Rostislav Berezkin illuminates changes in the literary and religious characteristics of the genre. He also examines material from other forms of Chinese literature and from modern performances of \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e, tracing their transformation from tools of Buddhist proselytizing to sectarian propaganda to folk ritualized storytelling. Ultimately, he reveals the special features of \u003ci\u003ebaojuan\u003c\/i\u003e as a type of performance literature that had its foundations in multiple literary traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRostislav Berezkin\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637655957811,"sku":"9780295742526","price":66.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ltwfriq7z99780295742526.webp?v=1762296783","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/many-faces-of-mulian-the-precious-scrolls-of-late-imperial-china-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}