The Kuan Yin Chronicles: The Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion - Couverture souple

Palmer, Martin; Ramsay, Jay; Kwok, Man-Ho

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1571746080 ISBN 13 : 9781571746085

Editeur : Hampton Roads Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too. Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity - and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion, whose gentle face and elegant figure form the centre of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West and few studies had been made of her. This book, originally published as Kuan Yin by Thorsons in 1995, has been revised by Palmer. It falls into three sections: 1. The origins and evolutions of Kuan Yin in ancient China in early Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanism. 2. The Kuan Yin myths and stories. 3. Fresh translations of 100 Kuan Yin poems that function both as literature and divination tools.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Martin Palmer, the Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture, is an expert on interfaith work, author of many books, and translator of numerous Chinese texts. He lives in England. Jay Ramsay is an acclaimed poet, teacher, and therapist. He lives in London.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hampton Roads Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1571746080
• ISBN 13: 9781571746085
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216