Way and Byway: Taoism, Local Religion and Models of Divinity in Sung and Modern China

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Using a combination of Sung sources and modern ethnography, this text examines the questions: were Chinese gods celestial officials, governing the fate and fortunes of their worshippers; or were they personal beings, offering protection in exchange for reverence and sacrifice.

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Using a combination of Sung sources and modern ethnography, this text examines the questions: were Chinese gods celestial officials, governing the fate and fortunes of their worshippers; or were they personal beings, offering protection in exchange for reverence and sacrifice.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 444
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 27 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0520207599
ISBN 13: 9780520207592

Way and Byway: Taoism, Local Religion and Models of Divinity in Sung and Modern China

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$49.92

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