Demonic Warfare: Daoism, Territorial Networks, and the History of a Ming Novel 9780824838454
Revealing the fundamental continuities that exist between vernacular fiction and exorcist, martial rituals in the vernac
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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Novels and the Work of the Gods
1. Invention of the Novel: From Stage Act and Temple Ritual to Literary Text
2. King Wu’s Sacred History: Th e Conquest of Inimical Gods
3. Demonic Warfare during the Yuan: Th under Ritual, Unruly Spirits, and Local Militias
4. Demonic Warfare during the Ming: Th e Emperor and His Daoist Warriors
5. The Order of the Ming Novel: Hierarchies of Spirits and Gods
Conclusion: From Local Ritual to Literature of Canonization
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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