| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 385 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-360) and index. |
| Contents |
Ancestors, ghosts, and Gods in ancient China -- The Han cult of the dead and salvific religion -- Shanxiao: mountain goblins --0 Plague demons and epidemic Gods -- The song transformation of Chinese religious culture -- Wutong: from demon to deity -- The enchantment of wealth. |
| Summary |
In 'The Sinister Way', Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion - as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Demonology -- China -- History.
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Demonology. |
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China. |
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History. |
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China -- Religion -- History.
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Religion. |
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China -- Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Von Glahn, Richard. Sinister way. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004 0520234081 (DLC) 2003016068 (OCoLC)52765800 |
| ISBN |
9780520928770 (electronic book) |
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0520928776 (electronic book) |
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141752555X (electronic book) |
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9781417525553 (electronic book) |
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0520234081 |
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9780520234086 |
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