TY - JOUR

T1 - Journey to the Land of the Dead: Traditional Chinese Beliefs in Trials before the Last Judgment

AU - Сторожук, Александр Георгиевич

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - The article covers the traditional Chinese issue of the so-called “post-mortal journey” of a soul (or aggregate of souls) to the place of the Final Judgment, carried out by the Infernal Supreme Jury. The main goal of the research was the attempt to recreate a clear and consistent outline of this journey, having been fixed in the number of texts and traditional ritual forms throughout the centuries. The research is based on the comparative-historical method, founded on texts of the Chinese folksy religion and on the modern temple practices. As a result the produced outline gives the detailed characteristics of a great many minor gods and deities, believed to register, examine and convoy the newly deceased souls to the Inferno. The results of the survey may be useful for studies in the traditional Chinese religion, literature, art as well as for the comparative philosophic researches. Main conclusions of the research are: 1. “Minor gods of death” — the first post-mortal guides and guardians of a soul — play the

AB - The article covers the traditional Chinese issue of the so-called “post-mortal journey” of a soul (or aggregate of souls) to the place of the Final Judgment, carried out by the Infernal Supreme Jury. The main goal of the research was the attempt to recreate a clear and consistent outline of this journey, having been fixed in the number of texts and traditional ritual forms throughout the centuries. The research is based on the comparative-historical method, founded on texts of the Chinese folksy religion and on the modern temple practices. As a result the produced outline gives the detailed characteristics of a great many minor gods and deities, believed to register, examine and convoy the newly deceased souls to the Inferno. The results of the survey may be useful for studies in the traditional Chinese religion, literature, art as well as for the comparative philosophic researches. Main conclusions of the research are: 1. “Minor gods of death” — the first post-mortal guides and guardians of a soul — play the

KW - China

KW - folksy beliefs

KW - gods and deities

KW - traditional culture

KW - post-mortal judgement

KW - history

KW - religion

U2 - 10.17516/1997-1370-0013

DO - 10.17516/1997-1370-0013

M3 - Article

VL - 10

SP - 117

EP - 123

JO - ЖУРНАЛ СИБИРСКОГО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ

JF - ЖУРНАЛ СИБИРСКОГО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ

SN - 1997-1370

IS - 1

ER -