Graduation Year
2017
Date of Submission
5-2017
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Religious Studies
Reader 1
Gary Gilbert
Reader 2
Zhiru Ng
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Abstract
The term “ghost marriage” is a loose translation for a Chinese phrase which literally means “netherworld marriage” (冥婚,minghun). It is the marriage which involves at lease one deceased. It has many similarities to an ordinary marriage and yet is fundamentally different. In this thesis, an inscription from an ancient Chinese tomb is transcribed and translated, followed by a discussion on several key terms in the text. Through the examination of the inscription, the vision of the afterlife in ancient China is found to be both a continuation and a separation from this world.
Recommended Citation
Wu, You, "Until Death Do Us Unite" (2017). CMC Senior Theses. 1546.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1546
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
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