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OverviewFirst English translations of a novel and two play excerpts based on tales of the goddess Chen Jinggu, an eighth-century shaman and present-day cult deity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fan Pen Li Chen , Fan Pen Li ChenPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438467078ISBN 10: 1438467079 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 01 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Plates Acknowledgments Introduction: Subjugation of Snake Demons: The Snake Cult and the Hagiography of Goddess Chen Jinggu Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon Appendix I: Passing through Nanjiao, Pacifying the Demons, and Stabilizing Beijiao Appendix II: Chen Jinggu Leads an Army to Pacify the Barbarians BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationFan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors; Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays from Shaanxi and Shanxi; and the editor and translator of Marionette Plays from Northern China, also published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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