The Resource The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China, Xiaofei Kang
The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China, Xiaofei Kang
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The item The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China, Xiaofei Kang represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive and flourish in individual homes and community shrines throughout northern China. In this new work, the first to examine the fox cult as a vibrant popular religion, Xiaofei Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. Kang describes various cult practices, activities
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages)
- Contents
-
- 3. Foxes and Domestic Worship
- 4. Foxes and Spirit Mediums
- 5. Foxes and Local Cults
- 6. Fox Spirits and Officials
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map: The Chinese Empire in the Early Twentieth Century
- Introduction
- 1. Foxes in Early Chinese Tradition
- 2. Huxian and the Spread of the Fox Cult
- Isbn
- 9780231508223
- Label
- The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China
- Title
- The cult of the fox
- Title remainder
- power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China
- Statement of responsibility
- Xiaofei Kang
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive and flourish in individual homes and community shrines throughout northern China. In this new work, the first to examine the fox cult as a vibrant popular religion, Xiaofei Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. Kang describes various cult practices, activities
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kang, Xiaofei
- Dewey number
- 299.5/11212
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- BL2211.I5
- LC item number
- K36 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cults
- Foxes
- RELIGION
- HISTORY
- Cults
- Foxes
- China
- Fuchs
- Kult
- Volksglaube
- China
- Vossen
- Cultus
- Fuchs
- China
- Label
- The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China, Xiaofei Kang
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 3. Foxes and Domestic Worship
- 4. Foxes and Spirit Mediums
- 5. Foxes and Local Cults
- 6. Fox Spirits and Officials
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map: The Chinese Empire in the Early Twentieth Century
- Introduction
- 1. Foxes in Early Chinese Tradition
- 2. Huxian and the Spread of the Fox Cult
- Control code
- 808346365
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231508223
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.7312/kang13338
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt2734hj
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)808346365
- Label
- The cult of the fox : power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China, Xiaofei Kang
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 3. Foxes and Domestic Worship
- 4. Foxes and Spirit Mediums
- 5. Foxes and Local Cults
- 6. Fox Spirits and Officials
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map: The Chinese Empire in the Early Twentieth Century
- Introduction
- 1. Foxes in Early Chinese Tradition
- 2. Huxian and the Spread of the Fox Cult
- Control code
- 808346365
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231508223
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.7312/kang13338
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt2734hj
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)808346365
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