The Cult of the Chinese God Guan Yu in the Studies of Russian Sinologists: Fieldwork Observations, Approaches, Methodology-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Cult of the Chinese God Guan Yu in the Studies of Russian Sinologists: Fieldwork Observations, Approaches, Methodology

Published:2023-06-01 Issue:1 Volume:17 Page:51-67
ISSN:2228-0987
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Author:

Zavidovskaya Ekaterina¹

Affiliation:

1. 1 Lead Research Fellow, Institute of China and Modern Asia, Russian Academy of Sciences 32 , pr. Nakhimovsky, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation, Associate Professor, Bryansk State University , 14, ul. Bezhitskaya, Bryansk, 241036 , Russian Federation

Abstract

Abstract The paper explores materials, methods and approaches used by Russian sinologists to define and analyse the cult of Guan Yu (also known as Guan-gong, Guandi, etc.), a popular god of the Chinese pantheon, revered by Daoists, Buddhists and educated Confucians, and who was also granted a number of imperial titles. Guan Yu was worshipped in late imperial China as god of war and wealth, paragon of moral virtue and loyalty to the ruler. Published and unpublished materials by Russian scholars shed light on beliefs and practices related to Guan Yu and display an array of methods including translation of original Chinese sources, field observations, scrutiny of numerous written and oral sources as well as mythological motifs. The paper displays how various angles and approaches to the same subject – worship of Guan Yu – allow a multifaceted and wholesome vision of this god’s place in Chinese traditional culture.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Anthropology,Cultural Studies

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/jef-2023-0005

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