Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Lieu Hanh in Vietnamese History by Dror, Olga

Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Lieu Hanh in Vietnamese History

Princess Liễu Hạnh, often called the Mother of the Vietnamese people by her followers, is one of...
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Author: Olga Dror
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Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Lieu Hanh in Vietnamese History by Dror, Olga

Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Lieu Hanh in Vietnamese History

¥9,560

Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Lieu Hanh in Vietnamese History

¥9,560
Author: Olga Dror
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Princess Liễu Hạnh, often called the Mother of the Vietnamese people by her followers, is one of the most prominent goddesses in Vietnamese popular religion. First emerging some four centuries ago as a local sect appealing to women, the princess's cult has since transcended its geographical and gender boundaries and remains vibrant today. Who was this revered deity? Was she a virtuous woman or a prostitute? Why did people begin worshiping her and why have they continued? Cult, Culture, and Authority traces Liễu Hạnh's cult from its ostensible appearance in the sixteenth century to its present-day prominence in North Vietnam and considers it from a broad range of perspectives, as religion and literature and in the context of politics and society.

Over time, Liễu Hạnh's personality and cult became the subject of numerous literary accounts, and these historical texts are a major source for this book. Author Olga Dror explores the authorship and historical context of each text considered, treating her subject in an interdisciplinary way. Her interest lies in how these accounts reflect the various political agendas of successive generations of intellectuals and officials. The same cult was called into service for a variety of ideological ends: feminism, nationalism, Buddhism, or Daoism.

Author: Olga Dror
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 05/31/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780824898663

About the Author
Olga Dror is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University.

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