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Gods, ghosts, and gangsters : ritual violence, martial arts, and masculinity on the margins of Chinese society /

Demon warrior puppets, sword-wielding Taoist priests, spirit mediums lacerating their bodies with spikes and blades-these are among the most dramatic images in Chinese religion. Usually linked to the propitiation of plague gods and the worship of popular military deities, such ritual practices have...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boretz, Avron Albert, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
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