por pedroceinos | Abr 20, 2021 | books, culture
Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Before reading «Midnight», the masterpiece of Mao Dun, the most powerful Chinese writer in the twentieth century, reading the presentations of the Chinese edition, one wonders why...
por pedroceinos | Mar 25, 2021 | books, ethnic-groups, tibetans
Life of Milarepa, the hermit poet Life of Milarepa, the hermit poet. MiIarepa is one of the most beloved religious leaders of Tibet. His story, full of unique facts, has been told again and again over the centuries, and if the publishers did not warn that this is the...
por pedroceinos | Ene 4, 2021 | books, ethnic-groups, yi
The history of the Sani of the Stone Forest The history of the Sani of the Stone Forest As told by father Paul Vial in his book Les Lolos, Histoire, religion, mœurs, langue, écriture. The Lolos say they came from the region between Tibet and Burma, and...
por pedroceinos | Dic 29, 2020 | books, culture
Violence and cannibalism in the Five Dynasties l l Violence and cannibalism in the Five Dynasties When one begins to know the history of China, one concentrates its readings on its brilliant moments, on those great dynasties that expanded the territory, recreated...
por pedroceinos | Dic 26, 2020 | books, culture
DRAMATIC ART IN CHINA AT THE END OF THE DYNASTIC REGIME oyaaDuring a break in my studies, the afternoon of Christmas Eve I was looking through a cabinet in which I have some somewhat old books bought on various occasions at flea markets in Beijing and Shanghai. After...
por pedroceinos | Dic 25, 2020 | books, culture
The value of the Taotejing, the sacred book of the Taoists In Peter Goullart The Monastery of the Jade Mountain. Unlike the Bible and the Koran. the Taoteking does not refer to the historical processes which led men, or rather a particular tribe among men, to the idea...
