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Offers the most comprehensive account in any language of the prodigal deity Nezha. Celebrated for over a millennium, Nezha is among the most formidable and enigmatic of all Chinese gods. In this theoretically informed study Meir Shahar recounts Nezha's riveting tale - which culminates in suicide and attempted patricide - and uncovers hidden tensions in the Chinese family system.

Oedipal God

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824847609, 978-0824847609
      ISBN10: 0824847601
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      Ancient religions and Mythologies Comparative religion

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      Book Synopsis
      Offers the most comprehensive account in any language of the prodigal deity Nezha. Celebrated for over a millennium, Nezha is among the most formidable and enigmatic of all Chinese gods. In this theoretically informed study Meir Shahar recounts Nezha's riveting tale - which culminates in suicide and attempted patricide - and uncovers hidden tensions in the Chinese family system.

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