Provides a lively description of how the cult of a popular plague-fighting deity named Marshal Wen arose and spread in late imperial China.
One of the few full-length regional studies of popular religion in late imperial China, this book presents the history of the cult of Marshal Wen, a plague-fighting deity whose cult flourished through Chekiang and its neighboring provinces. The author provides a lively account of t...(Read More)
Religion and Practical Reason
(October 1994)
New Essays in the Comparative Philosophy of Religions Frank E. Reynolds - Editor David Tracy - Editor
“It is exciting to read this kind of intellectual adventure in process. The material is at the cutting edge of an aspect of contemporary religious studies. It is probing towards methodological principles that could be used to further comparative philosophy of religion. The bridges across traditions at a metalevel are intriguing and challenging.” — Earle H. Waugh, St. Thomas University
