Title: Fate and prognostication in the Chinese literary imagination /
Authors: Lackner, Michael, 1953-; Tam, Kwok-kan; Gänssbauer, Monika, 1968-; Siu-han Yip, Terry
Year: 2020
Subjects: Fate and fatalism in literature Congresses.; Chinese literature History and criticism Congresses; Fate and fatalism in motion pictures Congresses.; Motion pictures China History Congresses.; Chinese literature; Fate and fatalism in literature; Fate and fatalism in motion pictures; Motion pictures; China
Abstract: "The essays collected in Fate and Prognostication in the Chinese Literary Imagination deal with the philosophical, psychological, gender and cultural issues in the Chinese conception of fate as represented in literary texts and films, with a focus placed on human efforts to solve the riddles of fate prediction. Viewed in this light, the collected essays unfold a meandering landscape of the popular imaginary in Chinese beliefs and customs. The chapters in this book represent concerted efforts in research originated from a project conducted at the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany."--