Bryson, Megan, <br/><br/>
Goddess on the frontier :  religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China / 
Megan Bryson. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781503600454 1503600459 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Baijie (Buddhist deity) --Cult--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhist goddesses--History.--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou<br/>Buddhism--History.--China--Dali Baizu Zizhizhou<br/>Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Bai (Chinese people)--Religion.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism<br/>RELIGION / Comparative Religion
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China)--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ4890.B352  / G6 2017eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>299.5/112114