Images of the Immortal : : The Cult of Lu Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy / / Paul R. Katz.
The Palace of Eternal Joy (Yongle gong) is a mammoth cult site dedicated to one of late imperial China’s most popular deities, Lu Dongbin. In one of the first book-length studies of a Chinese sacred site, Paul Katz focuses on the Palace’s role in the development of Lu's legend. This highly inno...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2000] ©1999 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notes on Citation and Transliteration
- Periods of Chinese History
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Site— the Palace of Eternal Joy
- 2. The Cult— the Immortal Lü Dongbin
- 3. Text 1— Temple Inscriptions
- 4. Text 2—the Murals
- 5. Reception and Reinterpretation
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Stele Inscriptions at the Palace of Eternal Joy
- Appendix B. Hagiographic Murals in the Hall of Purified Yang
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author