Beyond the imperial metaphor: - a local history of the Beidi (Northern Emperor) Cult in the Pearl River delta
Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by James Miller
| Title | Beyond the imperial metaphor: - a local history of the Beidi (Northern Emperor) Cult in the Pearl River delta |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Zhiwei, Liu |
| Journal | Chinese Studies in History |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pagination | 12(19) |
| Date Published | 2001 |
| Publisher | M.E. Sharpe, Inc. |
| ISBN Number | 0009-4633 |
| Keywords | Cults -- Political aspects, Cults -- Social aspects, Localism, Taoism -- Social aspects |
| Abstract | Beidi cults engaged in worship of Beidi, a nature god accepted into, and altered by, Taoism. Though the government encouraged Beidi-worship, the cults themselves were local creations and local legends were spread to explain them. In addition, the conceptions of the god differed according to class. |
