Unruly Gods : Divinity and Society in China

Shahar, Meir (EDT); Weller, Robert P. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0824817249 / ISBN 13: 9780824817244

Edité par University of Hawaii Press, 1996

N° de réf. du vendeur 195199-n

Synopsis :

The first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. It challenges received wisdom about Chinese popular religion, which, until now, presented all Chinese deities as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the existence of other metaphors that allowed Chinese gods to challenge the traditional power structures and traditional mores of Chinese society. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines and methodologies to throw light on various aspects of the Chinese supernatural. The gallery of gods and goddesses surveyed demonstrates that these deities did not reflect China's socio-political order but rather expressed and negotiated tensions within it. In addition to reflecting the existing order, Chinese gods shaped it, transformed it, and compensated for it, and, as such, their work offers fresh perspectives on the relations between divinity and society in China.

À propos de l'auteur: Meir Shahar is associate professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Unruly Gods : Divinity and Society in China
Éditeur : University of Hawaii Press
Date d'édition : 1996
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New