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Demonic warfare : Daoism, territorial networks, and the history of a Ming novel / Mark R.E. Meulenbeld.
LIBRA PL2436 .M39 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meulenbeld, Mark R. E., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese fiction--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--History and criticism.
- Chinese fiction.
- Feng shen yan yi.
- Taoism in literature.
- Demonology in literature.
- Ritual in literature.
- Chinese fiction--Ming dynasty.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- Invention of the novel: from stage act and temple ritual to literary text
- King Wu's sacred history: the conquest of inimical gods
- Demonic warfare during the Yuan: thunder ritual, unruly spirits, and local militias
- Demonic warfare during the Ming: the emperor and his Daoist warriors
- The order of the Ming novel: hierarchies of spirits and gods.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780824838447
- 0824838440
- OCLC:
- 881146297
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