Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon
Author:   Fan Pen Li Chen ,  Fan Pen Li Chen
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
ISBN:  

9781438467078


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 November 2017
Format:   Hardback
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First English translations of a novel and two play excerpts based on tales of the goddess Chen Jinggu, an eighth-century shaman and present-day cult deity.

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Author:   Fan Pen Li Chen ,  Fan Pen Li Chen
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438467078


ISBN 10:   1438467079
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Plates Acknowledgments Introduction: Subjugation of Snake Demons: The Snake Cult and the Hagiography of Goddess Chen Jinggu Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon Appendix I: Passing through Nanjiao, Pacifying the Demons, and Stabilizing Beijiao Appendix II: Chen Jinggu Leads an Army to Pacify the Barbarians Bibliography

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Fan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors; Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays from Shaanxi and Shanxi; and the editor and translator of Marionette Plays from Northern China, also published by SUNY Press.

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