Cargando…

Demonic Warfare : Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel /

Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Focusing on the once famous novel...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Meulenbeld, Mark R. E., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 musev2_39418
003 MdBmJHUP
005 20230905044133.0
006 m o d
007 cr||||||||nn|n
008 140524s2015 hiu o 00 0 eng d
020 |a 9780824838454 
020 |z 0824838459 
020 |z 9780824838447 
020 |z 0824838440 
035 |a (OCoLC)905734208 
040 |a MdBmJHUP  |c MdBmJHUP 
100 1 |a Meulenbeld, Mark R. E.,  |d 1972-  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Demonic Warfare :   |b Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel /   |c Mark R.E. Meulenbeld. 
264 1 |a Honolulu :  |b University of Hawaiʻi Press,  |c [2015] 
264 3 |a Baltimore, Md. :  |b Project MUSE,   |c 2015 
264 4 |c ©[2015] 
300 |a 1 online resource (352 pages):   |b illustrations 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 |a Introduction: Novels and the work of the Gods -- Invention of the novel: from stage act and temple ritual to literary text -- King Wu's sacred history: the conquest of inimical gods -- Demonic warfare during the Yuan: thunder ritual, unruly spirits, and local militias -- Demonic warfare during the Ming: the emperor and his Daoist warriors -- The order of the Ming novel: hierarchies of spirits and gods -- Conclusion: From local ritual to literature of canonization. 
520 |a Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Focusing on the once famous novel Fengshen yanyi ("Canonization of the Gods"), the author maps out the general ritual structure and divine protagonists that it borrows from much older systems of Daoist exorcism.By exploring how the novel reflects the specific concerns of communities associated with Fengshen yanyi and its ideology, Meulenbeld is able to reconstruct the cultural sphere in which Daoist exorcist rituals informed late imperial "novels." He first looks at temple networks and their religious festivals. Organized by local communities for territorial protection, these networks featured martial narratives about the powerful and heroic deeds of the gods. He then shows that it is by means of dramatic practices like ritual, theatre, and temple processions that divine acts were embodied and brought to life. Much attention is given to local militias who embodied "demon soldiers" as part of their defensive strategies. Various Ming emperors actively sought the support of these local religious networks and even continued to invite Daoist ritualists so as to efficiently marshal the forces of local gods with their local demon soldiers into the official, imperial reserves of military power.This unusual book establishes once and for all the importance of understanding the idealized realities of literary texts within a larger context of cultural practice and socio-political history. Of particular importance is the ongoing dialog with religious ideology that informs these different discourses. Meulenbeld's book makes a convincing case for the need to debunk the retrospective reading of China through the modern, secular Western categories of "literature," "society," and "politics." He shows that this disregard of religious dynamics has distorted our understanding of China and that "religion" cannot be conveniently isolated from scholarly analysis. 
546 |a English. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
630 0 7 |a Fengshen-yanyi  |2 gnd 
630 0 7 |a Feng shen yan yi.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01356336 
630 0 0 |a Feng shen yan yi. 
650 7 |a Demonologi i litteraturen.  |2 sao 
650 7 |a Taoism i litteraturen.  |2 sao 
650 7 |a Kinesisk litteratur  |x historia.  |2 sao 
650 7 |a Territorium.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)104261625 
650 7 |a Exorzismus.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)104452420 
650 7 |a Dämon.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)106355465 
650 7 |a Rituelle Magie.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)124254535 
650 7 |a Kampfsport.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)10627421X 
650 7 |a Taoismus.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)106144952 
650 7 |a Taoismus  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Ritual  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Taoism in literature.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01142938 
650 7 |a Ritual in literature.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01098256 
650 7 |a Demonology in literature.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00890209 
650 7 |a Chinese fiction  |x Ming dynasty.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01906858 
650 7 |a LITERARY CRITICISM  |x Asian  |x General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a RELIGION  |x Taoism.  |2 bisacsh 
650 6 |a Rituel dans la litterature. 
650 6 |a Demonologie dans la litterature. 
650 6 |a Taoïsme dans la litterature. 
650 6 |a Roman chinois  |y 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming)  |x Histoire et critique. 
650 0 |a Ritual in literature. 
650 0 |a Demonology in literature. 
650 0 |a Taoism in literature. 
650 0 |a Chinese fiction  |y Ming dynasty, 1368-1644  |x History and criticism. 
651 7 |a China.  |2 gnd  |0 (DE-601)104289031 
655 7 |a Criticism, interpretation, etc.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 
655 7 |a Electronic books.   |2 local 
710 2 |a Project Muse.  |e distributor 
830 0 |a Book collections on Project MUSE. 
856 4 0 |z Texto completo  |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/39418/ 
945 |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2015 Literature 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2015 Complete 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2015 Asian and Pacific Studies