Journey of a goddess : Chen Jinggu subdues White Snake / Fan Pen Li Chen.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publisher: Albany, NY : State University of New York, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - 9781438467092
- 1438467095
- Chen Jinggu subdues White Snake
- Xin ke quan xiang xian fa xiang she hai you ji zhuan. English
- 895.13/46 23
- PL2698.W86
- online - EBSCO
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A translation of Haiyouji, a short Ming dynasty novel originally published in northern Fujian -- Acknowledgments.
"The complete title of the novel (translated here as Journey of a Goddess) is Xinke quanji xianfa jiangshe haiyou jizhuan. . . . However, it is generally referred to as Haiyouji. . . . The version translated and reprinted here is based on a 1753 wood block reprint (which was itself most likely based on a version originally printed by Zhongzheng Tang during the Ming dynasty" -- Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Subjugation of snake demons: the snake cult and the hagiography of goddess Chen Jinggu -- Journey of a goddess: Chen Jinggu subjugates the snake demon -- Appendix I passing through Nanjiao, pacifying the demons, and stabilizing Beijiao -- Appendix II: Chen Jinggu leads an army to pacify the barbarians.
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