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Kuan-yin: the Chinese transformation of Avalokiteśvara
Chün-fang Yü-
Frontmatter
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Preface (page ix)
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1. Introduction (page 1)
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2. Scriptural Sources for the Cult of Kuan-yin (page 31)
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3. Indigenous Chinese Scriptures and the Cult of Kuan-yin (page 93)
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4. Miracle Tales and the Domestication of Kuan-yin (page 151)
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5. Divine Monks and the Domestication of Kuan-yin (page 195)
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6. Indigenous Iconographies and the Domestication of Kuan-yin (page 223)
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7. The Ritual of Great Compassion Repentance and the Domestication of the Thousand-handed and Thousand-eyed Kuan-yin in the Sung (page 263)
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8. Princess Miao-shan and the Feminization of Kuan-yin (page 293)
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9. P'u-t'o Shan: Pilgrimage and the Creation of the Chinese Potalaka (page 353)
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10. Feminine Forms of Kuan-yin in Late Imperial China (page 407)
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11. Venerable Mother: Kuan-yin and Sectarian Religions in Late Imperial China (page 449)
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12. Conclusion (page 487)
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Appendixes
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A. Stele Text of the "Life of the Great Compassionate One" (page 495)
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B. Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Kuan-yin (page 505)
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Notes (page 511)
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Bibliography (page 555)
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Index and Glossary (page 595)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JAS | 61.3 (Aug. 2002): 1045-1047 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9118%28200208%2961%3A3%3C1045%3AKTCTOA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2 |
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Published: c2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press
- 9780231120296 (paper)
- 9780231502757 (ebook)
- 9780231120289 (hardcover)