Goddess on the frontier: religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China

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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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Main Author: Bryson, Megan (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China (Südwest) / Dali-Baizu-Zizhizhou / Buddhism / Gods / Gender studies / Ethnicity
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
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 246 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:0-8047-9954-7
978-0-8047-9954-6

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