The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China /

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For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kang, Xiaofei, Ph.D (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2006].
Subjects:
Cults > China.
Foxes > China > Religious aspects.
Renards > Chine > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Eastern.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Cults
Foxes > Religious aspects
Fuchs
Kult
Volksglaube
Vossen.
Cultus.
China
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Map: The Chinese Empire in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Introduction
  • 1. Foxes in Early Chinese Tradition
  • 2. Huxian and the Spread of the Fox Cult
  • 3. Foxes and Domestic Worship
  • 4. Foxes and Spirit Mediums
  • 5. Foxes and Local Cults
  • 6. Fox Spirits and Officials
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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