The Presence of Peach Spring
Daoism, Ritual, and Locality
Harvard University Press
ISBN 978-0-674-30483-3
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Bibliografische Daten
Buch. Hardcover
2026
In englischer Sprache
Umfang: 436 S.
Format (B x L): 15,2 x 22,9 cm
Verlag: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 978-0-674-30483-3
Weiterführende bibliografische Daten
Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; 150
Produktbeschreibung
The Presence of Peach Spring radically breaks with conventional interpretations of medieval luminary Tao Qian's famous "Record of Peach Blossom Spring" by connecting the tale to its stated geographical location in northern Hunan Province (PRC) and focusing on the Daoist lore that surrounds it. Drawing on more than two decades of fieldwork, Mark Meulenbeld uncovers the presence of Peach Spring as a site with a history of more than fifteen hundred years, locally embedded within a complex network of ritual referents that define the landscape as inherently sacred. Rather than a primarily textual analysis, Meulenbeld offers a more historically grounded and environmentally situated interpretation that engages with the religious manifestations of Peach Spring: on domestic altars, through spirit-mediums, at Daoist institutions, and, ultimately, as a source of transcendence. Meulenbeld shows that the category of the sacred offers a crucial framework for understanding traditional texts, even if they do not immediately seem to belong to any religious sphere. When read in the context of its native region, the tale of Peach Spring affords readers access to a sacred site, sacred objects, and the enduring traditions of Daoist ritual that continue to maintain its presence within a sacred ecology.
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