TY - BOOK AU - Meulenbeld,Mark R.E. TI - Demonic warfare: Daoism, territorial networks, and the history of a Ming novel SN - 9780824838454 AV - PL2436 .M39 2015 U1 - 895.13/4609 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawaiʻi Press KW - Feng shen yan yi KW - fast KW - Fengshen-yanyi KW - gnd KW - Chinese fiction KW - Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 KW - History and criticism KW - Taoism in literature KW - Demonology in literature KW - Ritual in literature KW - RELIGION KW - Taoism KW - bisacsh KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Asian KW - General KW - Ming dynasty KW - Ritual KW - Taoismus KW - Kampfsport KW - Rituelle Magie KW - Dämon KW - Exorzismus KW - Territorium KW - Kinesisk litteratur KW - historia KW - sao KW - Taoism i litteraturen KW - Demonologi i litteraturen KW - China KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index; Introduction: 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 UR - http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3413791 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/11035416 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986509 UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt13x1j0r UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780824838454/ ER -