RT Article
T1 Zhong Kui at Work: A Complete Translation of "The Immortal Officials Of Happiness, Wealth, and Longevity Gather in Celebration", by Zhu Youdun (1379-1439)
JF Journal of Chinese religions
VO 44
IS 1
SP 1
OP 34
A1 Zhu, Youdun 1379-1439
A2 Idema, Wilt L. 1944-
A2 West, Stephen H. 1944-
LA English
PB Johns Hopkins University Press
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1570042128
AB The development of the legend of Zhong Kui 鍾馗 can be traced in considerable detail from the Tang dynasty onward. As a demon-chaser Zhong Kui came to play a major role in the Nuo 儺 ceremonies of New Year's Eve. This article presents a complete translation of a script for such a Nuo ceremony at the palace of the Prince of Zhou 周王 in the early decades of the fifteenth century composed as a zaju 雜劇 play by Zhu Youdun 朱有燉 (1379-1439). The play, here translated in full, not only provides a lively picture of the Nuo ceremony itself, but also provides a discussion of the nature of Zhong Kui's divinity, a god without any temple or festival in his honor.
K1 door gods
K1 Fu Lu Shou xianguan qinghui
K1 Nuo ceremony
K1 Zhong Kui
K1 Zhu Youdun
DO 10.1080/0737769X.2016.1157388