Life and Afterlife in Ancient China | Jessica Rawson

Descriere Life and Afterlife in Ancient China | Jessica Rawson

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsJessica Rawson, one of the most eminent Western scholars of China, explores twelve grand tombs - each from a specific historical moment and place - showing how they reveal wider political, dynastic and cultural developments, culminating in the lavish ambition of the First Emperor's monument, guarded by his army of terracotta warriors. Beautifully illustrated and drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China illuminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world.