Examining Erotic Images and Features of Chinese Shamanism in the Nine Songs of the Songs of the South
The Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia / The Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia, (P)2799-3949; (E)2799-4252
2024, v.4 no.1, pp.97-120
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2024.4.1.97
MICHAEL Thomas
(Beijing Normal University)
MICHAEL,
T.
(2024). Examining Erotic Images and Features of Chinese Shamanism in the Nine Songs of the Songs of the South. The Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia, 4(1), 97-120, https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2024.4.1.97
Abstract
The article discusses certain erotic images and features of a foundational collection of shamanic poetry from the southern state of Chu in early China, called the Nine Songs. It examines what these songs can show us about certain features of early Chinese religion and philosophy.
- keywords
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the Nine Songs; Songs of the South; Chinese shamanism; Qu Yuan
- Submission Date
- 2024-07-09
- Revised Date
- 2024-08-17
- Accepted Date
- 2024-09-20