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A Study Of The Immortal Faith Of Qi Fang Shi In The Warring States Period In Qin And Han Dynasties

Posted on:2016-02-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J X ShenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2175330470450217Subject:Chinese history
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In the long history of traditional civilization, the immortal belief played anirreplaceable role. It originated in the life consciousness of ancient ancestors, as aunique cultural phenomenon, long-standing in our country, for thousands of years,and the nobility, down to the small tradesmen and porters, have been influenced by it.Originated in ancient times, the immortal belief was established in the Spring andAutumn and the Warring States periods, and it is the most typical representative of thesecular spirit in Chinese traditional culture. In the folk belief system of our country,the immortal belief is at the core position and is irreplaceable, and the immortal faitheffort propagandist mainly to Qi as the main body of immortal alchemist. Qilu culturehas a role which can not be ignored in traditional Chinese civilization of thousands ofyears."The culture" is a cultural phenomenon which has the typical characteristics ofQi culture. In the Warring States period, Qi alchemist immortal belief was theimportant content of Qi culture, thus a deep understanding of Qi alchemist immortalbelief helps align culture.The first chapter focuses on the origin and formation of alchemist groupimmortal belief. To explore the immortal belief, the first step is to define clearly theimmortal faith. By analyzing and comparing the ancient and modern opinions aboutthe immortal belief, this article will finally define the subject of "the immortal belief"as: extremely convincing people to live forever and never die as the core of the gods,and as their outlook on life, values and world view of the choice and pursuit. Thenanalyzes the ancient ancestors of the immortality of the soul is the direct source of theimmortal belief by using archaeological discovery and analysis of text meaning as asupporting material. Finally, through the analysis of historical materials, the authorsummarizes the concept of living forever and never dies in ancient times and theimmortality of the soul, which gradually became the immortal belief in the WarringStates period officially. The rationality analysis of origin to the necromancer then, along with the development of material civilization and spiritual civilization in theWarring States period society.The second chapter focuses on the discussion and dissemination of the immortalbelief of the Warring States period Qi alchemist. The Warring States period was thegolden age of a rapid growth of immortal belief, people at that period desired to enjoythe world of wealth, the kings took a fancy to this view of live forever and never die,so have to favor. From the king Yanzhao Wang to Emperor Qin, they set off morethan a large-scale Qiuxian boom. Since the Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty period,due to the reasons, the immortal belief developed with the suddenness of athunderbolt in the folk especially Qi. This chapter reveals the reason why Yan Qicoastal zone the earliest for immortality and reveals the profound influence in order toproduce for the characterization of the immortal belief of the Warring States political,economic, cultural and other fairy activities.The third chapter focuses on the analysis of Qi alchemist immortal belief inevolution and the impact of future generations. The immortal belief not only spread toall levels of society at that time, but also influence future generations. This chapterfirst analyzes the association between early Taoism production and the immortal faith.At the turn of the Han Dynasty, the social unrest and corrupt political rule made thepeople under enormous suffering both in body and mind, thus accelerating thecombination of the Huang Lao School with the belief of immortals pace. All thesefactors contributed to the formation of the late Eastern Han Dynasty Taoism. Then thischapter discusses the association between literature development and the immortalfaith. The dipping of the immortal belief made literature in pre Qin Dynasty and HanDynasty into the fantasy beautiful romantic color and made diversified developmentof China literature presents. Finally, a correlation analysis of Chinese traditionalmedicine and the deity belief is made. Chinese medicine absorbed the merits of Qi inthe immortal art, improving the TCM theory construction; improve medical skills,which have good effect on promoting the Chinese traditional medicine. Qi alchemist and the immortal faith has an important influence on the WarringStates period of political, economic, cultural and folk belief, so the study of belief ofimmortal alchemist together contributes to the studies of Warring States and Hancultural history, history of thought. Study on the ancient folk beliefs is a major subjectof historical research. The immortal belief is not only the ancient emperor’s exclusive;its influence on the folk is extremely profound. The immortal thoughts not onlyaffected the ancient political culture, but also had an impact on Chinese nationalpsychology, which forming the specific Chinese collective unconscious. To grasp theimmortal belief in ancient China, Qi alchemist as the breakthrough point is a verygood method.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Warring States period and Qin-Han Dynasties, The immortal belief, The Qi alchemists
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