Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 385 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520234081
Content:
The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity's diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon of noble qualities but rather as an embodiment of humanity's basest vices, greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way, Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion-as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism. Von Gla
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ancestors, Ghosts, and Gods in Ancient China; 2. The Han Cult of the Dead and Salvific Religion; 3. Shanxiao: Mountain Goblins; 4. Plague Demons and Epidemic Gods; 5. The Song Transformation of Chinese Religious Culture; 6. Wutong: From Demon to Deity; 7. The Enchantment of Wealth; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; X; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520234086
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Sinister Way : The Divine and the Demonic in Chinese Religious Culture
Language:
English
