Isbn: 9798245762647 - chinese occultism: ritual power, spirit worlds, alchemy, and imperial obsession across history (5 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. What if the unseen has always shaped history more than we admit? From carved oracle bones buried in Shang tombs to fox spirits whispering justice in Qing-era stories, Chinese Occultism traces a hidden current that has flowed through Chinese civilization for over three thousand years. This book reveals how divination, spirit communication, ritual magic, alchemy, and the pursuit of immortality were never fringe beliefs. They shaped emperors and rebels, scholars and hermits, healers and storytellers. Few people know that court politics, moral law, medicine, and even literature were deeply entwined with ideas about ghosts, ancestors, and unseen forces. What you're about to discover will change how you see Chinese history. You'll follow Shang kings who spoke to the dead, Han emperors obsessed with transcendence, Daoist recluses who vanished into sacred mountains, and storytellers who used ghosts to speak truths no official could say aloud. Along the way, you'll uncover the hidden logic behind rituals, spirit possession, talismans, sectarian movements, and the enduring image of the mountain sage. This book matters because it explains why these beliefs endured. Not as superstition, but as practical ways of understanding fate, power, morality, and suffering. You'll gain a clearer view of how people made sense of injustice, illness, and uncertainty when ordinary systems failed them. Whether you're fascinated by history, religion, folklore, Daoism, or the psychology of belief, this journey is most relevant now, in an age once again searching for meaning beyond the visible world. Scholars, spiritual seekers, and curious readers alike will find insight, depth, and resonance in these pages. The hidden truth behind Chinese occultism is not mystery for its own sake. It is humanity's enduring desire to engage with forces larger than itself. Ready to uncover the unseen history behind one of the world's oldest civilizations? Get your copy today and begin the journey. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. What if the unseen has always shaped history more than we admit? From carved oracle bones buried in Shang tombs to fox spirits whispering justice in Qing-era stories, Chinese Occultism traces a hidden current that has flowed through Chinese civilization for over three thousand years. This book reveals how divination, spirit communication, ritual magic, alchemy, and the pursuit of immortality were never fringe beliefs. They shaped emperors and rebels, scholars and hermits, healers and storytellers. Few people know that court politics, moral law, medicine, and even literature were deeply entwined with ideas about ghosts, ancestors, and unseen forces. What you're about to discover will change how you see Chinese history. You'll follow Shang kings who spoke to the dead, Han emperors obsessed with transcendence, Daoist recluses who vanished into sacred mountains, and storytellers who used ghosts to speak truths no official could say aloud. Along the way, you'll uncover the hidden logic behind rituals, spirit possession, talismans, sectarian movements, and the enduring image of the mountain sage. This book matters because it explains why these beliefs endured. Not as superstition, but as practical ways of understanding fate, power, morality, and suffering. You'll gain a clearer view of how people made sense of injustice, illness, and uncertainty when ordinary systems failed them. Whether you're fascinated by history, religion, folklore, Daoism, or the psychology of belief, this journey is most relevant now, in an age once again searching for meaning beyond the visible world. Scholars, spiritual seekers, and curious readers alike will find insight, depth, and resonance in these pages. The hidden truth behind Chinese occultism is not mystery for its own sake. It is humanity's enduring desire to engage with forces larger than itself. Ready to uncover the unseen history behind one of the world's oldest civilizations? Get your copy today and begin the journey. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…