02854nam 2200661Ia 450 991078461560332120230816234941.01-383-04093-11-280-83826-40-19-151479-91-4294-6941-22027/heb04228(CKB)1000000000396128(EBL)422559(OCoLC)476257990(SSID)ssj0000084414(PQKBManifestationID)11120812(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084414(PQKBWorkID)10185415(PQKB)11109413(Au-PeEL)EBL422559(CaPaEBR)ebr10266514(CaONFJC)MIL83826(dli)HEB04228(MiU)MIU01000000000000005549877(MiAaPQ)EBC422559(EXLCZ)99100000000039612820031212d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdacontentcrrdacarrierThe legend of Miaoshan /Glen DudbridgeRev. ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (170 pages)Oxford Oriental monographsPrevious ed.: London: Ithaca, 1978.0-19-926671-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Guanyin Cult at Xiangshan Monastery; 3. The Original Story; 4. Versions of the Story to 1500; 5. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; 6. Anatomy of the Story; 7. Interpretations; Appendix A: The Xiangshan Monastery Inscription of 1100; Appendix B: The Versions by Zuxiu and Juelian; Appendix C: The Mythical Oxford Exhibition; Appendix D: Table of Names and Features in the Story; List of Works Cited; IndexThe tale of a devout Buddhist girl who separates from her family and through suffering and death finally achieves divine status is a myth of religious celibacy, of filial piety, and of ritual salvation of the dead. It also presents a major symbol of the tension in women's lives between individual spiritual fulfilment and the imperatives of family duty. This is a new edition of the first full study of this important and influential Chinese legend.Oxford Oriental monographs.Miaoshan (Legendary character)Buddhist legendsChinaMiaoshan (Legendary character)Buddhist legends294.3/4213294.34211Dudbridge Glen646371MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784615603321The legend of Miaoshan2153410UNINA02382nam 2200577 a 450 991096056410332120251017110023.00-309-52344-30-585-14899-6(CKB)110986584751904(EBL)3375700(SSID)ssj0000135047(PQKBManifestationID)11143445(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135047(PQKBWorkID)10056872(PQKB)11095288(MiAaPQ)EBC3375700(Au-PeEL)EBL3375700(CaPaEBR)ebr10041120(OCoLC)697631652(DNLM)832949(EXLCZ)9911098658475190419961122d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrData priorities for population and health in developing countries summary of a workshop /Cheryl E. Malanick and Anne R. Pebley, editors1st ed.Washington, DC National Academy Press19961 online resource (40 p.)"Workshop organized by the Committee on Population, National Research Council"--p. 1.0-309-05626-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-27).Front Matter; Contents; Data Priorities for Population and Health in Developing Countries: Summary of a Workshop; SESSION I: NEW INFORMATION NEEDS; SESSION II: ALTERNATIVE DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES FOR MONITORING, EVALUATING, AND PLANNING PURPOSES; SESSION III: EVALUATING PROGRAM IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE; SESSION IV: INSTITUTIONALIZING DATA COLLECTION IN HOST COUNTRIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX AUTHORS AND PAPERSPublic healthDeveloping countriesEvaluationPublic healthDeveloping countriesStatistical methodsEvaluationPublic healthEvaluation.Public healthStatistical methodsEvaluation.362.1/09172/4Malanick Cheryl E1851855Pebley Anne R.1953-872098National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Population.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960564103321Data priorities for population and health in developing countries4446224UNINA