Katz, Paul R., 1961-

Images of the immortal : the cult of L Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy / Paul R. Katz. - Honolulu, HI : University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages :) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-297) and index.

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Notes on Citation and Transliteration""; ""Periods of Chinese History""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""The Site the Palace of Eternal Joy""; ""The Cult the Immortal LÃ? Dongbin""; ""Text 1 Temple Inscriptions""; ""Text 2 the Murals""; ""Reception and Reinterpretation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A Stele Inscriptions at the Palace of Eternal Joy""; ""Appendix B Hagiographic Murals in the Hall of Purified Yang""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

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L, Dongbin, 798-


Yongle gong (Longquan Cun, China)


Taoism.
Lü, Dongbin--b. 798.
Taoism.
Yongle gong (Longquan Cun, China)
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
HISTORY--Asia--China.


Electronic books.

BL1941.5.J84 / K37 1999

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