immortals

single tradition · 1

The biographies in the Shenxian Zhuan provide a wealth of information about how immortality was viewed in early medieval China, detailing important features of how immortals lived, and those who sought immortality. They are known for their extraordinary abilities and their relationship to other people and society at large, including government at all levels.

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 500
Historical notes
Early Medieval China

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“information about how immortality was viewed in early medieval China, detailing important features of how immortals, and those who sought immortality, lived, their extraordinary abilities, their relationship to other people and society at large, including government at all levels”

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