Demon Hordes and Burning Boats: The Cult of Marshal Wen in Late Imperial Chekiang

by Paul R. Katz

Book Overview

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 the rise of Wen's cult during the tumultuous years of the Southern Sung dynasty, as well as its spread during subsequent dynasties. In exploring the roles played by scholar-officials,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791426610
• ISBN13: 9780791426616
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.