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The Sinister Way: The Divine and the Demonic in Chinese Religious Culture Richard Von Glahn
The Sinister Way: The Divine and the Demonic in Chinese Religious Culture
Richard Von Glahn
The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity's diabolical character. This title examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion.
397 pages, 37 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 6 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 20, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520234086 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 30 mm · 771 g |
| Language | English |
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