Oedipal God: The Chinese Nezha and His Indian Origins

Finally, the book offers a detailed history of the legend and the cult reaching back over two thousand years to its origins in India, where Nezha began as a mythological being named Nalakūbara, whose sexual misadventures were celebrated in the Sanskrit epics as early as the first centuries BCE. Here...

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Beteilige Person: Shahar, Meir (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2015]
Links:https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824856960
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https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824856960
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Zusammenfassung:Finally, the book offers a detailed history of the legend and the cult reaching back over two thousand years to its origins in India, where Nezha began as a mythological being named Nalakūbara, whose sexual misadventures were celebrated in the Sanskrit epics as early as the first centuries BCE. Here Shahar reveals the long-term impact that Indian mythology has exerted—through the medium of esoteric Buddhism—upon the Chinese imagination of divinity.A tour de force of literary analysis, ethnographic research, psychological insight, and cross-cultural investigation, Oedipal God is a must read for anyone interested in Chinese studies and the historical connection between India and China. Shahar’s broad reach and engaging approach will appeal to specialists and students in a variety of disciplines including Chinese religion, Chinese literature, anthropology, Buddhist studies, psychology, Indian studies, and cross-cultural history
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Nov 2017)
Umfang:1 online resource 29 black & white illustrations
ISBN:9780824856960