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Oedipal God : The Chinese Nezha and His Indian Origins /

Oedipal God offers the most comprehensive account in any language of the prodigal deity Nezha. Celebrated for over a millennium, Nezha is among the most formidable and enigmatic of all Chinese gods. In this theoretically informed study Meir Shahar recounts Nezha's riveting tale--which culminate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shahar, Meir (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Sons and Fathers
  • 2. Patricide and Suicide
  • 3. The Chinese Oedipus
  • 4. Teenage Delinquent or Revolutionary Martyr
  • 5. Divine Warrior
  • 6. The Child-God
  • 7. Biological and Spiritual Fathers
  • 8. Esoteric Buddhism
  • 9. Nezha, Nalakūbara, and Kṛṣṇa
  • Epilogue: Esoteric Buddhism and the Chinese Supernatural
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Works Cited
  • Index