TY - BOOK AU - Bryson,Megan TI - Goddess on the frontier: religion, ethnicity, and gender in southwest China SN - 9781503600454 AV - BQ4890.B352 G6 2017eb U1 - 299.5/112114 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Stanford, California PB - Stanford University Press KW - Baijie KW - Buddhist goddesses KW - China KW - Dali Baizu Zizhizhou KW - History KW - Buddhism KW - Ethnicity KW - Religious aspects KW - Bai (Chinese people) KW - Religion KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Comparative Religion KW - Dali Baizu Zizhizhou (China) KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1359430 ER -