The Legend of Miaoshan |
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Author:
| Dudbridge, Glen |
Series title: | Oxford Oriental Monographs |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-926671-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $263.59AUD $330.00 |
Book Description:
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The tale of a devout Buddhist girl who separates from her family and through suffering and death finally achieves divine status is a myth of religious celibacy, of filial piety, and of ritual salvation of the dead. It also presents a major symbol of the tension in women's lives between individual spiritual fulfilment and the imperatives of family duty. This is a new edition of the first full study of this important and influential Chinese legend.
The tale of a devout Buddhist girl who separates from her family and through suffering and death finally achieves divine status is a myth of religious celibacy, of filial piety, and of ritual salvation of the dead. It also presents a major symbol of the tension in women's lives between individual spiritual fulfilment and the imperatives of family duty. This is a new edition of the first full study of this important and influential Chinese legend.