Book Summary
The tale of a devout Buddhist girl who separates from her family and through suffering and death finally achieves divine status is a myth of religious celibacy, of filial piety, and of ritual salvation of the dead. It also presents a major symbol of the tension in women's lives between individual spiritual fulfillment and the imperatives of family duty. This is a new edition of the first full study of this important and influential Chinese legend.
Book Details
| Book Name | The Legend Of Miaoshan |
| Author | Glen Dudbridge |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Usa (May 2004) |
| ISBN | 9780199266715 |
| Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 6084 |