TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kleeman,Terry F.
TI  - A god's own tale: the Book of transformations of Wenchang, the Divine Lord of Zitong 
T2  - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
SN  - 0791420019
AV  - BL1942.85.W45 K56 1994
U1  - 299/.51482 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Wenchang (Gott)
KW  - Zitongdijun hua shu
KW  - Tzu-tọung-ti-chün hua shu
KW  - Zitong-dijun-huashu
KW  - swd
KW  - Wenchang (Taoist deity)
KW  - Mythologie taoïste
KW  - ram
KW  - Dieux taoïstes
KW  - Chine
KW  - Kommentar
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-320) and index; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This scripture was revealed through spirit writing in 1181. It traces Wenchang's development through his many transformations culminating in his apotheosis as director of the Wenchang Palace and custodian of the Cinnamon Record that determines men's and women's fates. The god has since assumed a high position in the Taoist pantheon, has been introduced into the school system and Confucian temples, and now controls the all-important civil service examinations in China; The text translated here provides a unique window into the religious world of Traditional China. Numerous anecdotes of good- and evil-doers reveal the ethical dilemmas facing men and women of the time, from social questions like infanticide and discrimination against women to more purely religious issues such as how evil gods are punished and how China's divergent religious traditions can be reconciled
ER  -