Death and Demonization of a Bodhisattva: Guanyin's Reformulation within Chinese Religion
The Chinese goddess known as Guanyin may commonly be referred to with the Buddhist epithet of “bodhisattva,” yet her many hagiographies contain only the most stereotypical references to anything that could be defined unambiguously as “Buddhist.” Instead, the narrative of Guanyin that gains greatest...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 690-726 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religion
/ Bodhisattva
/ Guanyin
/ Demonization
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| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia |
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