Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven

by James M. Hargett

Part of SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

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"Located in a remote area of modern Sichuan province, Mount Emei is one of China's most famous mountains and has long been important to Buddhists. Stairway to Heaven looks at Emei's significance in Chinese history and literature while also addressing the issue of "sense of place" in Chinese culture." "Author James M. Hargett takes readers on a journey to the mountain through the travel writings of the twelfth-century writer and official Fan Chengda (1126-1193). Fan's diary and verse accounts of his climb to the summit of Mount Emei in 1177 are still among the most informative accounts of the mountain ever written. Through Fan's eyes, words, and footsteps - and with background information and commentary from Hargett - the reader will experience some of the ways Emei has been "constructed" by diverse human experience over the centuries."--BOOK JACKET.

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