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| Gender Transformation of Kwan Yin in Central China: The Mother Stereotype | ||
| 作者 | Zhang, Muyi (著) |
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| 出處題名 | World Journal of Social Science Research |
| 卷期 | v.8 n.4 |
| 出版日期 | 2021.11 |
| 頁次 | 29 - 34 |
| 出版者 | Scholink Inc. |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.scholink.org/index.html |
| 出版地 | Los Angeles, CA, US [洛杉磯, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliations: University of Edinburgh, Edingburgh, UK |
| 關鍵詞 | Kwan Yin; gender transformation; Avalokiteśvara; China |
| 摘要 | Kwan Yin, although typically depicted as female in Chinese literature and artworks, is originally a male deity Avalokite?vara in India. This essay examines the process, reason, and impact of Kwan Yin’s feminization in the ancient Chinese context and argues that her gender transformation is a transformation to the mother stereotype. The essay mainly relies on primary source of Buddhist texts and folklores of Kwan-Yin in China and secondary sources researching the gender transformation of Kwan-Yin through historical and sociological lens. The essay concludes that while the female Kwan Yin’s popularity could be seen as gender empowering, the mother stereotype she and female deities of other religions embody in fact dismisses woman’s individual value. |
| 目次 | 1. Introduction 29 2. The Process and Reason of Kwan Yin’s Feminization through the Mother Stereotype 30 3. The Impact of Kwan Yin’s Feminization through the Mother Stereotype 32 4. Conclusion 33 References 33 |
| ISSN | 23759747 (P); 23325534 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.22158/wjssr.v8n4p29 |
| 點閱次數 | 142 |
| 建檔日期 | 2021.11.29 |
| 更新日期 | 2021.11.29 |
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