The legend of Miaoshan / Glen Dudbridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudbridge, Glen, author.

Contributor:

Dudbridge, Glen.

Series:

Oxford Oriental monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford oriental monographs

Oxford Oriental monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity)--Cult--China.

Avalokiteśvara.

Miaoshan (Legendary character).

Legends--China.

Legends.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Chinese legend, the princess Miaoshan defied her father by refusing to marry and pursued her austere religious vocation to the death, but returned to life to be his saviour and the saviour of all mankind. This work examines sources, development and a range of interpretations of the legend.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Guanyin Cult at Xiangshan Monastery; 3. The Original Story; 4. Versions of the Story to 1500; 5. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; 6. Anatomy of the Story; 7. Interpretations; Appendix A: The Xiangshan Monastery Inscription of 1100; Appendix B: The Versions by Zuxiu and Juelian; Appendix C: The Mythical Oxford Exhibition; Appendix D: Table of Names and Features in the Story; List of Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Previous edition published as: The legend of Miao-shan. London: Ithaca, 1978.

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Related Work:

Dudbridge, Glen. Legend of Miao-shan.

ISBN:

9781383040937

1383040931

9781280838262

1280838264

9780191514791

0191514799

9781429469418

1429469412

OCLC:

476257990

Publisher Number:

2027/heb04228 hdl