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  1. Demonic Warfare
    Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel
    Autor*in: Meulenbeld, Mark R.
    Erschienen: 2015; ©2015
    Verlag:  University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

    Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming... mehr

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Focusing on the once famous novel Fengshen yanyi ("Canonization of the Gods"), the author maps out the general ritual structure and divine protagonists that it borrows from much older systems of Daoist exorcism.By exploring how the novel reflects the specific concerns of communities associated with Fengshen yanyi and its ideology, Meulenbeld is able to reconstruct the cultural sphere in which Daoist exorcist rituals informed late imperial "novels." He first looks at temple networks and their religious festivals. Organized by local communities for territorial protection, these networks featured martial narratives about the powerful and heroic deeds of the gods. He then shows that it is by means of dramatic practices like ritual, theatre, and temple processions that divine acts were embodied and brought to life. Much attention is given to local militias who embodied "demon soldiers" as part of their defensive strategies. Various Ming emperors actively sought the support of these local religious networks and even continued to invite Daoist ritualists so as to efficiently marshal the forces of local gods with their local demon soldiers into the official, imperial reserves of military power.This unusual book establishes once and for all the importance of understanding the idealized realities of literary texts within a larger context of cultural practice and socio-political history. Of particular importance is the ongoing dialog with religious ideology that informs these different discourses. Meulenbeld's book makes a convincing case for the need to debunk the retrospective reading of China through the modern, secular Western categories of "literature," "society," and "politics." He shows that this disregard of religious dynamics has distorted our understanding of China and that "religion" cannot be conveniently isolated from scholarly analysis.

     
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    Quelle: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780824838454
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    Schlagworte: Demonology in literature; Chinese fiction; Taoism in literature; Ritual in literature; Demonology in literature; Chinese fiction; Taoism in literature; Ritual in literature; Chinese fiction.; Demonology in literature.; Ritual in literature.; Taoism in literature.
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  2. Demonic Warfare
    Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel
    Autor*in: Meulenbeld, Mark R.
    Erschienen: 2015; ©2015
    Verlag:  University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

    Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming... mehr

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    Bibliotheks-und Informationssystem der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (BIS)
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    Bibliotheks-und Informationssystem der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (BIS)
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    Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernacular language, Mark Meulenbeld argues that a specific type of Daoist exorcism helped shape vernacular novels in the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Focusing on the once famous novel Fengshen yanyi ("Canonization of the Gods"), the author maps out the general ritual structure and divine protagonists that it borrows from much older systems of Daoist exorcism.By exploring how the novel reflects the specific concerns of communities associated with Fengshen yanyi and its ideology, Meulenbeld is able to reconstruct the cultural sphere in which Daoist exorcist rituals informed late imperial "novels." He first looks at temple networks and their religious festivals. Organized by local communities for territorial protection, these networks featured martial narratives about the powerful and heroic deeds of the gods. He then shows that it is by means of dramatic practices like ritual, theatre, and temple processions that divine acts were embodied and brought to life. Much attention is given to local militias who embodied "demon soldiers" as part of their defensive strategies. Various Ming emperors actively sought the support of these local religious networks and even continued to invite Daoist ritualists so as to efficiently marshal the forces of local gods with their local demon soldiers into the official, imperial reserves of military power.This unusual book establishes once and for all the importance of understanding the idealized realities of literary texts within a larger context of cultural practice and socio-political history. Of particular importance is the ongoing dialog with religious ideology that informs these different discourses. Meulenbeld's book makes a convincing case for the need to debunk the retrospective reading of China through the modern, secular Western categories of "literature," "society," and "politics." He shows that this disregard of religious dynamics has distorted our understanding of China and that "religion" cannot be conveniently isolated from scholarly analysis.

     
    Export in Literaturverwaltung   RIS-Format
      BibTeX-Format
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780824838454
    Weitere Identifier:
    Schlagworte: Demonology in literature; Chinese fiction; Taoism in literature; Ritual in literature; Demonology in literature; Chinese fiction; Taoism in literature; Ritual in literature; Chinese fiction.; Demonology in literature.; Ritual in literature.; Taoism in literature.
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource, 20 illustrations
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    Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Acknowledgments -- -- 1. Introduction: Under Scrutiny -- -- 2. Racial Playgrounds: Illusion and Danger in Don Lee’s Country of Origin -- -- 3. The Conspicuous Subjects of Interracial Spaces in Nina Revoyr’s Southland -- -- 4. Persistent Vigilance and Racial Longing in Choi’s Person of Interest and Kim’s The Interpreter -- -- 5. Intimate Details: Scrutiny and Evidentiary Photographs in Kerri Sakamoto’s the Electrical Field -- -- 6. Double Surveillance in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist -- -- 7. Conclusion -- -- Notes -- -- Works Cited -- -- Index -- -- About the Author