Oedipal God: The Chinese Nezha and His Indian Origins

by Meir Shahar

Oedipal God offers the most comprehensive account in any language of the prodigal deity Nezha. Celebrated for over a millennium, Nezha is among the most formidable and enigmatic of all Chinese gods. In this theoretically informed study Meir Shahar recounts Nezha's riveting tale--which culminates in suicide and attempted patricide--and uncovers hidden tensions in the Chinese family system. In deploying the Freudian hypothesis, Shahar does not imply...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824847601
• ISBN13: 9780824847609
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"