Goddess on the frontier: religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China

Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady o...

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Main Author: Bryson, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Further subjects:B Buddhist Goddesses (China) (Dali Baizu Zizhizhou) History
B Buddhism (China) (Dali Baizu Zizhizhou) History
B Bai (Chinese people) Religion
B Baijie (Buddhist deity) Cult History
B Religion
B Ethnicity ; Religious aspects ; Buddhism
B History
B Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China) Religion
B Ethnicity
B Buddhism
B Baijie
B China
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Spirituality ; Paganism & Neo-Paganism
B Buddhist Goddesses
B Ethnicity Religious aspects Buddhism
B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B Gender studies
B Cults
B China ; Dali Baizu Zizhizhou
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Summary:Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady of cypress chastity : Baijie Furen in the Ming and Qing -- Baijie the benzhu : village religion in contemporary Dali -- Conclusion : ethnicity and gender in the cult of the goddess Baijie
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1503600459