Gods of Mount Tai : Familiarity and the Material Culture of North China, 1000-2000 / Susan NAQUIN.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naquin, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Chinese.

Gods, Chinese, in art.

Religion and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (554 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

At the intersection of art and religious history, this work suggests a fresh method for studying Chinese gods and sacred places. Susan Naquin tells the full story of the transformations of the Lady of Mount Tai, North China’s most important female deity, and her mountain home. This generously illustrated visual history presents a rich array of overlooked statues, prints, murals, and paintings of gods that were discovered in museums, auctions, and extensive travel. By focusing on ordinary images, temples, and region-based materiality Naquin demonstrates how this flexibly gendered new god flourished while her male predecessor was neglected. Both suffered greatly during the last century, but Mount Tai continues to be a culturally significant monument and China’s most popular tourist mountain.

Contents:

Front Matter

What This Book Is About

Mount Tai, 1008

The Jade Woman and the Eastern Peak, 1000–1350

Master of the Azure Clouds, 1350–1550

Beyond Mount Tai, 1400–1640

Toward Acceptance, 1400–1640

Investing in the Mountain, 1550–1630

A Pilgrimage Mountain, 1550–1640

Looking Like a Mount Tai Niangniang, Ming to Qing

Prospering Under a New Dynasty, 1600–1900

A Place in the Empire, 1650–1900

At Home in North China, 1650–1900

The Bronze Ladies of Mount Tai, 1600–1900

Popularization through Pictures, 1800–1930

Changing Times for Mount Tai, 1900–2000

Appendices

Endnotes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

At the intersection of art and religious history, Susan Naquin’s richly illustrated history presents a fresh method for studying Chinese gods and sacred places as it tells the full story of Mount Tai and the premier female deity of North China.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: NAQUIN, Susan Gods of Mount Tai

ISBN:

9789004516410

OCLC:

1319088132

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004516410 DOI