On the Differences between Han Rhapsodies and Han Paintings in Their Portrayal of the Queen Mother of the West and Their Religious Significance
This paper argues that there exist two Queen Mothers of the West (Xiwangmu) in the Han era (206 BC-AD 220): one worshipped as a goddess of longevity and immortality by people from the upper class; the other worshipped by the ordinary people as a seemingly omnipotent deity with divine power over both...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 4 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hantomb stone reliefs
B Han paintings B the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) B the Wuliang Shrine B Han rhapsody (fu) |
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