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The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China
Xiaofei Kang
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Description for The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China
Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive and flourish in individual homes and community shrines throughout northern China. In this new work, the first to examine the fox cult as a vibrant popular religion, Xiaofei Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. Kang describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of ... Read more
For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. Deemed illicit by imperial rulers and clerics and officially banned by republican and communist leaders, the fox cult has managed to survive and flourish in individual homes and community shrines throughout northern China. In this new work, the first to examine the fox cult as a vibrant popular religion, Xiaofei Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. Kang describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231133388
SKU
V9780231133388
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About Xiaofei Kang
Xiaofei Kang is an assistant professor of history at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Reviews for The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China
The Cult of the Fox is bound to be the definitive work on the subject.
Gerald Vinten Reviews in Religion and Theology Kang has indeed given us a superb study of the fox cult in premodern China.
Philip Clart China Review International I am certain that others will benefit from reading it as much as I have.
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Gerald Vinten Reviews in Religion and Theology Kang has indeed given us a superb study of the fox cult in premodern China.
Philip Clart China Review International I am certain that others will benefit from reading it as much as I have.
... Read more