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Bryson, Megan,

Goddess on the frontier : religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China / Megan Bryson. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : religion, ethnicity and gender in Dali -- Baijie's background : religion and representation in the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms -- Holy consort white sister : Baijie Shengfei and Dali-kingdom Buddhism -- Little white sister : Baijie Amei, dragons, and kingship in Ming Dali -- Lady of cypress chastity : Baijie Furen in the Ming and Qing -- Baijie the benzhu : village religion in contemporary Dali -- Conclusion : ethnicity and gender in the cult of the goddess Baijie.

ISBN: 9781503600454 1503600459

Subjects--Personal Names:
Baijie (Buddhist deity) --Cult--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhist goddesses--History.--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou
Buddhism--History.--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou
Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Bai (Chinese people)--Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
RELIGION / Comparative Religion

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China)--Religion.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ4890.B352 / G6 2017eb

Dewey Class. No.: 299.5/112114