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Unruly gods : divinity and society in China /
The first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. It challenges received wisdom about Chinese popular religion, which, until now, presented all Chinese deities as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiì Press,
©1996.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | The first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. It challenges received wisdom about Chinese popular religion, which, until now, presented all Chinese deities as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the existence of other metaphors that allowed Chinese gods to challenge the traditional power structures and traditional mores of Chinese society. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines and methodologies to throw light on various aspects of the Chinese supernatural. The gallery of gods and goddesses surveyed demonstrates that these deities did not reflect China's socio-political order but rather expressed and negotiated tensions within it. In addition to reflecting the existing order, Chinese gods shaped it, transformed it, and compensated for it, and, as such, their work offers fresh perspectives on the relations between divinity and society in China. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (vii, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585279934 9780585279930 9780824865429 0824865421 |