Goddess on the frontier: religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China
Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady o...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China (Südwest)
/ Dali-Baizu-Zizhizhou
/ Buddhism
/ Gods
/ Gender studies
/ Ethnicity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist Goddesses (China) (Dali Baizu Zizhizhou)
History
B Buddhism (China) (Dali Baizu Zizhizhou) History B Buddhist Goddesses History China Dali Baizu Zizhizhou B Bai (Chinese people) Religion B Baijie (Buddhist deity) Cult History B Baijie Cult History B Ethnicity Religious aspects Buddhism B Buddhism History China Dali Baizu Zizhizhou B Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China) Religion |
| Summary: | Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady of cypress chastity : Baijie Furen in the Ming and Qing -- Baijie the benzhu : village religion in contemporary Dali -- Conclusion : ethnicity and gender in the cult of the goddess Baijie |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0804799547 |