Chinese Gods
Posted at 11:22AM Tuesday 02 Jun 2009
Chinese Gods: An introduction to Chinese folk
religion
ISBN: 9789881774217
In terms of surprises, this book delivers from the preface. First, you discover it was actually written and self-published by Chamberlain 30 years ago, inspired by a series of painted glass figures he collected from local markets. It goes on to describe an unusual interview in Bangkok with British mystical writer John Blofeld, a reference in Asian religions, who agreed to give the book a prologue in articulo mortis. And then suddenly, before you realize it, you are swimming in the thick soup of China's beliefs, following the author in his daring quest to make sense of all the gods.
http://chinayouren.com/eng/2009/05/chinese-gods/
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