Guan Yu : the religious afterlife of a failed hero / Barend J. ter Haar.
2017
BL1942.85
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Title
Guan Yu : the religious afterlife of a failed hero / Barend J. ter Haar.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191842030 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
BL1942.85
Dewey Decimal Classification
299.51
Summary
Guan Yu was a minor general in the third century CE, but over time, he became known as one the most popular and influential deities of imperial China under the name Lord Guan or Emperor Guan. The work explores the cult of Guan Yu by examining the tremendous power of oral culture in creating the mythology of a deity.
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Guan Yu was a minor general in the third century CE, but over time, he became known as one the most popular and influential deities of imperial China under the name Lord Guan or Emperor Guan. The work explores the cult of Guan Yu by examining the tremendous power of oral culture in creating the mythology of a deity.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2017).
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Print version: 9780198803645
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