Daoism, territorial networks, and the history of a Ming novelMeulenbeld, Mark R. E.1972-creatorauthor.textbibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.hiu2015monographiceng1 online resource (ix, 273 pages) : illustrationsIntroduction: Novels and the work of the Gods -- Invention of the novel: from stage act and temple ritual to literary text -- King Wu's sacred history: the conquest of inimical gods -- Demonic warfare during the Yuan: thunder ritual, unruly spirits, and local militias -- Demonic warfare during the Ming: the emperor and his Daoist warriors -- The order of the Ming novel: hierarchies of spirits and gods -- Conclusion: From local ritual to literature of canonization.Mark R.E. Meulenbeld.Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.a-cc---Chinese fictionMing dynasty, 1368-1644History and criticismTaoism in literatureDemonology in literatureRitual in literatureDemonology in literatureRELIGIONTaoismLITERARY CRITICISMAsianGeneralChinese fictionMing dynastyDemonology in literatureRitual in literatureTaoism in literatureRitualTaoismusTaoismusKampfsportRituelle MagieDämonExorzismusTerritoriumChinaKinesisk litteraturhistoriaTaoism i litteraturenDemonologi i litteraturen 1368-1644 fast PL2436 .M39 2015895.13/4609895.13/4609BE 8242EG 9585Meulenbeld, Mark R.E., 1972-Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015(DLC) 2014020308(OCoLC)881146297978082483845408248384599780824869458082486945122573/ctt13nf1rz JSTORhttp://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3413791http://site.ebrary.com/id/11035416http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986509http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt13x1j0rhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780824838454/http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3413791http://site.ebrary.com/id/11035416http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986509http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt13x1j0rhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780824838454/P@U14052420200709060343.0ocn905734208eng