Książka Unruly Gods Meir Shahar

Unruly Gods

Divinity and Society in China

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
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Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China is the first study in English to offer a systematic intro...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
1996
strony
304
EAN
9780824817244
ISBN
9780824817244
Enbook ID
06397114
Waga
544
Wymiary
164 x 241 x 24

Pełny opis

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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