Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China Hardcover - 1996
by Meir Shahar (Editor); Robert P. Weller (Editor)
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Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China is the first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. Until now, Chinese deities have often been presented as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the existence of other images that allowed Chinese gods to challenge the prevailing power structures and traditional mores of Chinese society. Here are deities who kill their parents, who refuse to marry, who depose their predecessors, who demand cigarettes instead of incense - in short, who challenge all preconceptions about Chinese divinity. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines (history, anthropology, literary studies) and methodologies to throw light on various aspects of the Chinese supernatural. In addition to reflecting the existing order, Chinese gods shaped it, transformed it, and compensated for it, and, as such, this study offers fresh perspectives on the relations between divinity and society in China.
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- Title Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China
- Author Meir Shahar (Editor); Robert P. Weller (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 302
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI
- Date June 1996
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780824817244 / 0824817249
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.47 x 0.96 in (24.13 x 16.43 x 2.44 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects China - Religion, Gods, Chinese
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96005144
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.51
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