Oedipal God : : The Chinese Nezha and His Indian Origins / / Meir Shahar.
Oedipal God offers the most comprehensive account in any language of the prodigal deity Nezha. Celebrated for over a millennium, Nezha is among the most formidable and enigmatic of all Chinese gods. In this theoretically informed study Meir Shahar recounts Nezha's riveting tale-which culminates...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 29 black & white illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Sons and Fathers
- 2. Patricide and Suicide
- 3. The Chinese Oedipus
- 4. Teenage Delinquent or Revolutionary Martyr
- 5. Divine Warrior
- 6. The Child-God
- 7. Biological and Spiritual Fathers
- 8. Esoteric Buddhism
- 9. Nezha, Nalakūbara, and Kṛṣṇa
- Epilogue: Esoteric Buddhism and the Chinese Supernatural
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index