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- catalog abstract ""Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature is the first study in any language of one of the most colorful deities in the pantheon of late imperial and modern China: Sire Ji - or, as he is better known, Crazy Ji. The author uses the evolution of the cult of this eccentric deity to address central questions regarding the nature of the Chinese religious tradition, its relation to the Chinese social structure, and the role of vernacular fiction and popular media in shaping religious beliefs in China. His analysis of the cult of Crazy Ji shows that far from being, as is often argued, a mirror of the Chinese bureaucratic order, Chinese religion offers a means of liberation from it. Finally, this study of the cult of Crazy Ji illustrates how lay believers influenced the practices of organized religion (in this case, monastic Buddhism)."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Chinese religion and popular literature".
- catalog contributor b10843173.
- catalog coverage "China Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature is the first study in any language of one of the most colorful deities in the pantheon of late imperial and modern China: Sire Ji - or, as he is better known, Crazy Ji. The author uses the evolution of the cult of this eccentric deity to address central questions regarding the nature of the Chinese religious tradition, its relation to the Chinese social structure, and the role of vernacular fiction and popular media in shaping religious beliefs in China. His analysis of the cult of Crazy Ji shows that far from being, as is often argued, a mirror of the Chinese bureaucratic order, Chinese religion offers a means of liberation from it. Finally, this study of the cult of Crazy Ji illustrates how lay believers influenced the practices of organized religion (in this case, monastic Buddhism)."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Religion and Vernacular Fiction in China pt. I. Daoji the Man. 1. Daoji the Man. 2. Madness and Power in Chinese Buddhism pt. II. Crazy Ji the Fictional Character. 3. Monk and Magician. 4. Clown and Moral Exemplar. 5. Martial Artist and Champion of the Poor pt. III. Jigong the God. 6. From Spirit Possession to Monastic Appropriation. Conclusion: The God's Laughter A. Extant Written, and Transcribed Oral, Fiction on Jigong B. The Thirty eight Sequels to the Storyteller's Jigong C. Extant Pre Twentieth Century Plays on Jigong D. Literature on, and by, Jigong Distributed in Taiwanese Temples.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 330 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Crazy Ji.".
- catalog identifier "067417562X (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0674175638 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Crazy Ji.".
- catalog isPartOf "Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 48".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Crazy Ji.".
- catalog spatial "China Religious life and customs.".
- catalog subject "299/.51 21".
- catalog subject "Daoji, 1148-1209 Folklore.".
- catalog subject "GR335.4.T35 S45 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Religion and Vernacular Fiction in China pt. I. Daoji the Man. 1. Daoji the Man. 2. Madness and Power in Chinese Buddhism pt. II. Crazy Ji the Fictional Character. 3. Monk and Magician. 4. Clown and Moral Exemplar. 5. Martial Artist and Champion of the Poor pt. III. Jigong the God. 6. From Spirit Possession to Monastic Appropriation. Conclusion: The God's Laughter A. Extant Written, and Transcribed Oral, Fiction on Jigong B. The Thirty eight Sequels to the Storyteller's Jigong C. Extant Pre Twentieth Century Plays on Jigong D. Literature on, and by, Jigong Distributed in Taiwanese Temples.".
- catalog title "Chinese religion and popular literature".
- catalog title "Crazy Ji : Chinese religion and popular literature / Meir Shahar.".
- catalog type "text".