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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boretz, Avron Albert, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Masculinity > Taiwan.
Masculinity > China.
Violence > Taiwan > Religious aspects.
Violence > China > Religious aspects.
Martial arts > Taiwan > Religious aspects.
Martial arts > China > Religious aspects.
Masculinité > Taiwan.
Masculinité > Chine.
Violence > Taiwan > Aspect religieux.
Violence > Chine > Aspect religieux.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Martial arts > Religious aspects
Masculinity
Violence > Religious aspects
Kampfsport
Religion
Gewalt
China
Taiwan
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.

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