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Goddess on the frontier : religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China

Title
Goddess on the frontier : religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China / Megan Bryson.
Author
Bryson, Megan
Publication
  • Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
xii, 246 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Baijie (Buddhist deity) > Cult > History
  • Buddhist goddesses > China > Dali Baizu Zizhizhou > History
  • Buddhism > China > Dali Baizu Zizhizhou > History
  • Ethnicity > Religious aspects
  • Bai (Chinese people) > Religion
  • Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China) > Religion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady of cypress chastity : Baijie Furen in the Ming and Qing -- Baijie the benzhu : village religion in contemporary Dali -- Conclusion : ethnicity and gender in the cult of the goddess Baijie.
Call Number
JFE 16-13556
ISBN
  • 9780804799546
  • 0804799547
LCCN
2016012719
OCLC
962324203
Author
Bryson, Megan, author.
Title
Goddess on the frontier : religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China / Megan Bryson.
Publisher
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-13556
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