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Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers

Title
Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers [electronic resource] / N. Harry Rothschild.
Author
Rothschild, N. Harry.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]

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1 online resource (pages cm.)
Series Statement
Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
Uniform Title
Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers (Online)
Alternative Title
Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers (Online)
Subject
  • Wu hou, Empress of China, 624-705
  • Religion and politics > China > History
  • Goddesses, Chinese > History
  • Ancestor worship > China > History
  • Buddhism and state > China > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: Wu Zhao and her pantheon of female political ancestors -- Part I. The goddesses of antiquity -- Wu Zhao as the late seventh-century avatar of primordial goddess Nüwa -- Sanctifying Luoyang: the Luo River goddess and Wu Zhao -- First ladies of sericulture: Wu Zhao and Leizu -- Part II. Dynastic mothers, exemplary mothers -- The mother of Qi and Wu Zhao: connecting to antiquity, elevating Mount Song -- Ur-mothers birthing the Zhou line: Jiang Yuan and Wu Zhao -- Wenmu and Wu Zhao: two mothers of Zhou -- Four exemplary women in Wu Zhao's regulations for ministers -- Part III. Drawing the numinous energies of female Daoist divinities -- The Queen Mother of the West and Wu Zhao -- The mother of Laozi and Wu Zhao: from one grand dowager to another -- Rejected from the pantheon: the ill-timed rise of the cult of Wei Huacun -- Part IV. Buddhist devis and goddesses -- Dharma echoes of Mother My in Wu Zhao -- Channeling pure radiance: Wu Zhao and Devi Jingguang -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Wu Zhao's pantheon of female political ancestors.
LCCN
2014028256
OCLC
ssj0001458584
Author
Rothschild, N. Harry.
Title
Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers [electronic resource] / N. Harry Rothschild.
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Series
Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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