A New Stream of Spiritual Literature: Bei Cun’s <i>The Baptizing River</i>

This essay traces the emergence of new categories of &#8220;spiritual writing&#8221; in Chinese literature, before offering an interpretation of Bei Cun&#8217;s 1992 novel <i>The Baptizing River</i> (Shixi de he 施洗的河) as an exemplar. Bei Cun&#8217;s first novel as a &...

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Main Author: Chloë Starr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/7/413