Images of the Immortal: The Cult of Lu Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy 9780824862909
The Palace of Eternal Joy (Yongle gong) is a mammoth cult site dedicated to one of late imperial China’s most popular de
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Notes on Citation and Transliteration
Periods of Chinese History
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Site— the Palace of Eternal Joy
2. The Cult— the Immortal Lü Dongbin
3. Text 1— Temple Inscriptions
4. Text 2—the Murals
5. Reception and Reinterpretation
Conclusion
Appendix A. Stele Inscriptions at the Palace of Eternal Joy
Appendix B. Hagiographic Murals in the Hall of Purified Yang
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
