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

Bryson, Megan

Goddess on the frontier religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China / [Texte imprimé] : Megan Bryson - Stanford : Stanford University Press, cop. 2017 - 1 vol. (246 p.) ; 24 cm

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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

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Buddhist goddesses--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou--History Buddhism--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou--History Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Buddhism Bai (Chinese people)--Religion Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China)--Religion

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