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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press,
©2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Violence, honor, and manhood
- Taidong : the mountains and beyond
- Fire and fury
- Tales from the jianghu
- Wine, women, and song
- Conclusion : faces of the gods.