MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Lochia, Old Age, Guanyin
1 Feb 2017
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Mmw 12 article notes female gender in chinese religious symbols: kuan yin, ma. Female deities important in chinese religion and ritual. Differences/expectations between deities and actual chinese women created problems for women in china. Smaller gods rule local and bigger gods rule larger regions. County god > prefecture god province god. Territorial cults make deities into imperial officials. Miao shan legend: truly kuan yin, before legend, depicted as male. Legend responsible for gender transformation: pilgrimages to hsiang-shan temple, pao-feng country, honan, p"u-t"o island, especially popular in taiwan. Sutra-chanting societies made up of middle-aged and elderly women. Shy, religious woman who died young saving her father and all but one brother from. Saves seafarers: especially popular in taiwan as early settlers relied on her for safe passage to the island. Aka wu sheng sheng mu, yao ch"ih chin mu, wang mu niang niang. Become a member of the sect and become her adopted child.
