Demonic warfare : Daoism, territorial networks, and the history of a Ming novel
by
 
Meulenbeld, Mark R. E., 1972- author.

Title
Demonic warfare : Daoism, territorial networks, and the history of a Ming novel
 
Feng shen yan yi.

Author
Meulenbeld, Mark R. E., 1972- author.

ISBN
9780824838447

Personal Author
Meulenbeld, Mark R. E., 1972- author.

Publication Information
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]

Physical Description
ix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Contents
Invention of the novel: from stage act and temple ritual to literary text -- King Wu's sacred history: the conquest of inimical gods -- Demonic warfare during the Yuan: thunder ritual, unruly spirits, and local militias -- Demonic warfare during the Ming: the emperor and his Daoist warriors -- The order of the Ming novel: hierarchies of spirits and gods.

Title Subject
Feng shen yan yi.

Subject Term
Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- History and criticism.
 
Taoism in literature.
 
Demonology in literature.
 
Ritual in literature.

Bibliographical References
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.

Field 805
npmlib 10603250 PL2436 M39 ysh


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