ISBN:
9789881774217
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9881774217
Language:
English
Pages:
237 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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22 cm
Keywords:
Volksreligion
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China
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Einführung
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China
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Volksreligion
Abstract:
Provides an in-depth analysis of 19 of the major gods of the Chinese pantheon
Description / Table of Contents:
The system. Fung-shui, temples, cities and squares. Hsing T'ien Temple. From myth to history. The strange case of Confucius. The problem of Lao Tzu. Nature cults, alchemists and gods. Ancestor worship. The gods. Kuan Ti: god of war. Pak Tai: emperor of the north. The Purple Planet. Kuan Yin: hearer of cries. Monkey: great sage equal to heaven. Na Cha: the third prince. Tin Hau: queen of heaven. Tam Kung: the boy god. San Chou Niang Niang: mother of the three islands. The Jade Emperor. Pao Kung: Magistrate Pao. Hung Shing: Hung, the holy one. Ts'ai Shen: god of wealth. T'ao Hua Hsien Nu: the peach blossom girl. Chang Hsien: the immortal Chang. Lu Pan: patron of builders. Lei Kung: god of thunder. Chung K'uei: the exorcist. Wong Tai Sin: the great immortal Wong. Hungry ghosts: the Cheung Chau Bun Festival
