The State Canonization of Mazu: Bringing the Notion of Imperial Metaphor into Conversation with the Personal Model
Drawing from Stephan Feuchtwang's influential notion of "imperial metaphor," this article explores the role that the state played in the development of the Mazu cult in late imperial China. I argue that the state was central in the canonization of Mazu, elevating her from a polyvalent...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-22 |
| Further subjects: | B
state canonization
B imperial metaphor B Stephan Feuchtwang B personal model B Mazu worship B Robert Hymes |
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