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Norman H. Roths Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinitie (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynast
- Title
- Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynast
- EAN
- 9780231169394
- ISBN
- 9780231169394
- Release Date
- 12/12/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- ISBN-10
- 0231169396
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Subject
- History
- Publication Name
- Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Series
- The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Item Width
- 0.6in
- Item Weight
- 17.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Wu Zhao (624-705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor. How did she ascend the dragon throne? This multifaceted history suggests that China's rich pantheon of female divinities and eminent women played an integral part in the construction of Wu Zhao's sovereignty.
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Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231169396
ISBN-13
9780231169394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237990880
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bl1803.R68 2018
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[An] informative and entertaining excursion into the religio-political machinations of perhaps the most (in)famous woman in Chinese history., Highly revealing... The amount of material that has been drawn upon to achieve this result is impressive., What an original and remarkable story N. Harry Rothschild tells-of ancestors, power, and leadership. How a woman in an ancient, male-dominated culture employed art and poetry, history and mythology, and ritual and violence to create an ancestral line that consolidated her own gender-bending authority; the story of how Empress Wu invented herself as China's sole female ruler, the Emperor Wu Zhao., Wu Zhao is one of world history's most fascinating figures and the most powerful woman in China's long past. N. Harry Rothschild sheds new light on the ideological underpinnings of Wu Zhao's rise to power and unprecedented female dynasty. The Buddhist prophecies justifying her rule are well known, but Rothschild uncovers a more complex story that includes wise mothers and potent goddesses drawn from the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. In lively prose, Rothschild reveals an ever-evolving pantheon of female paragons that Wu Zhao deployed strategically before and after claiming the throne., A lively and captivating narrative that is sure to please both specialist and student alike.... Rothschild deserves tremendous applause., What an original and remarkable story N. Harry Rothschild tells--of ancestors, power, and leadership. How a woman in an ancient, male-dominated culture employed art and poetry, history and mythology, and ritual and violence to create an ancestral line that consolidated her own gender-bending authority; the story of how Empress Wu invented herself as China's sole female ruler, the Emperor Wu Zhao., This book is a tour de force of textual analysis and historical detective work that leaves previous sensationalistic accounts of Wu Zhao's rise to power in the dust., With painstaking research, unerring insights, rich prose, and a sense of humor, Rothschild lavishly illustrates the political genius of Wu Zhao, China's only female emperor. Indicating her keen political instincts and expansive knowledge of China's cultural traditions, Rothschild adeptly delineates how, over the span of her fifty-year rule, Wu Zhao selectively made use of different goddesses and heroines to match the specific circumstances of her career's twists and turns., Rothschild should be applauded for a brilliant volume that weds breadth of perspective with stylistic felicity, and brings our understanding of Wu Zhao's ideology to new levels of comprehensiveness and sophistication. . . We shall no longer look at Wu Zhao's world with the same eyes after reading this book., The book emerges as nothing less than a most profoundly cogent and praiseworthy achievement in scholarship., This is a fascinating study of the only female emperor in the whole of Chinese history. By delving deeply into the religious underpinnings of Wu Zetian's power in a way that not even the most dedicated approach to her utilization of Buddhist scriptures and doctrines alone could manage, this investigation illuminates the unique quality of Wu Zetian's reign far more effectively than previous studies. Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers is a solid piece of well-documented scholarship, yet it is vibrant and entertaining throughout.
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Dynasties and Rulers Through the Mid-Tang Wu Zhao's Titles at Different Stages of Her Career Reign Eras from 655 to 705 Acknowledgments Introduction: Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Female Political Ancestors I. Goddesses of Antiquity 1. Wu Zhao as the Late Seventh-Century Avatar of Primordial Goddess Nüwa 2. Sanctifying Luoyang: The Luo River Goddess and Wu Zhao 3. First Ladies of Sericulture: Wu Zhao and Leizu II. Dynastic Mothers, Exemplary Mothers 4. The Mother of Qi and Wu Zhao: Connecting to Antiquity, Elevating Mount Song 5. Ur-Mothers Birthing the Zhou Line: Jiang Yuan and Wu Zhao 6. Wenmu and Wu Zhao: Two Mothers of Zhou 7. Four Exemplary Women in Wu Zhao's Regulations for Ministers III. Drawing the Numinous Energies of Female Daoist Divinities 8. The Queen Mother of the West and Wu Zhao 9. The Mother of Laozi and Wu Zhao: From One Grand Dowager to Another 10. Rejected from the Pantheon: The Ill-Timed Rise of the Cult of Wei Huacun IV. Buddhist Devis and Goddesses 11. Dharma Echoes of Mother Maya in Wu Zhao 12. Bodhisattva with a Female Body: Wu Zhao and Devi Jingguang Conclusions Appendix: Wu Zhao's Pantheon of Female Political Ancestors Glossary of Chinese Places, Names, and Terms Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2018
Topic
Buddhism / History, Folklore & Mythology, Eastern, Women's Studies, Religion, Politics & State
Dewey Decimal
299.5112114
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Religion, Social Science
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