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US: State University of New York, 1997. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Provides a lively description of how the cult of a popular plague-fighting deity named Marshal Wen arose and spread in late imperial China. One of the few full-length regional studies of popular religion in late imp erial China, this book presents the history of the cult of Marshal Wen, a p lague-fighting deity whose cult flourished through Chekiang and its neighbo ring provinces. The author provides a lively account of the rise of Wen's c ult during the tumultuous years of the Southern Sung dynasty, as well as it s spread during subsequent dynasties. In exploring the roles played by scho lar-officials, merchants, and Taoist priests in the growth of Wen's cult, t he author pays special attention to the various representations of this dei ty held by different social groups, and shows that these were…
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Demon Hordes and Burning Boats: The Cult of Marshal Wen in Late Imperial Chekiang Paperback - 1995
by Paul R. Katz
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- Title Demon Hordes and Burning Boats: The Cult of Marshal Wen in Late Imperial Chekiang
- Author Paul R. Katz
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 261
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher State University of New York Press, Albany
- Date 1995-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780791426623 / 0791426629
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.92 x 0.56 in (22.86 x 15.04 x 1.42 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Marshal Wen (Chinese deity), Zhejiang Sheng (China) - Religious life and
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-15323
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.51
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