[PDF.73lo] Alien Kind: Foxes and Late Imperial Chinese Narrative (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

Alien Kind: Foxes and Late Imperial Chinese Narrative (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

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 | #2595196 in Books |  2004-03-01 |  2004-03-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.28 x1.26 x6.36l,1.51 | File type: PDF | 380 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| An excellent book on late imperial Zhiguai fictions|By Allie|An excellent book on late imperial Zhiguai fictions; very organized and sophisticated writing. Dr. Huntington is one of my favorite writers in the field of Chinese literature. Highly recommended for anyone who is interested in late imperial Chinese literature, or the "mythology" of foxes.|1 of 1 people found the foll|About the Author|Rania Huntington is Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

To discuss the supernatural in China is "to talk of foxes and speak of ghosts." Ming and Qing China were well populated with foxes, shape-changing creatures who transgressed the boundaries of species, gender, and the metaphysical realm. In human form, foxes were both immoral succubi and good wives/good mothers, both tricksters and Confucian paragons. They were the most alien yet the most common of the strange creatures a human might encounter.

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You easily download any file type for your gadget.Alien Kind: Foxes and Late Imperial Chinese Narrative (Harvard East Asian Monographs)   |  Rania Huntington.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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