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...

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Contributors: Shahar, Meir (Other) ; Weller, Robert P. 1953- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1996
In:Year: 1996
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religion
Further subjects:B RELIGION / Eastern
B Gods, Chinese
B Conference program 1992 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
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