The Shaman and the Heresiarch: A New Interpretation of the Li sao

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The Shaman and the Heresiarch SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture Roger T. Ames, editor The Shaman and the Heresiarch A New Interpretation of the Li sao GOPAL SUKHU Cover image of Western Han Chinese silk courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Published by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Albany© 2012 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press www.sunypress.edu Production, Diane Ganeles Marketing, Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sukhu, Gopal. The shaman and the heresiarch : a new interpretation of the Li sao / Gopal Sukhu. p. cm. — (Suny series in Chinese philosophy and culture) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4384-4283-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Qu, Yuan, ca. 343–ca. 277 B.C. Li sao. 2. Shamanism in literature. I. Qu, Yuan, ca. 343–ca. 277 B.C. Li sao. English. II. Qu, Yuan, ca. 343-ca. 277 B.C. Jiu ge. III. Title. IV. Title: New interpretation of the Li sao. PL2661.L53S85 2012 895.1'11—dc23 2011034433 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dedicated to the memory of my teacher, Professor Wu Pei-yi ...