Images of the Immortal: The Cult of Lu Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy by Paul R. Katz

Images of the Immortal: The Cult of Lu Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy

Paul R. Katz

309 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

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The Palace of Eternal Joy (Yongle Gong) is a mammoth cult site dedicated to one of late imperial China's most popular deities, Lu Dongbin. This study focuses on the Palace's role in the development of Lu's legend. It takes into account the various...

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