Rothschild, Norman H. Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities and Dynastic Mothers. New York： Columbia University Press, 2015

Wu Zhao 武曌（624-705; r. 690-705）, better known as Wu Zetian 武则天, or Empress Wu 武后, was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. Her history and legends have attracted considerable scholarship that explores her life from various perspectives. In these studies, two significant approaches a...

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Published in中国历史学前沿：英文版 no. 2; pp. 331 - 335
Main Author Yifeng Xie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2016
Subjects
中国历史
出版社
哥伦比亚大学
奖学金
宗教文化
武则天
母亲
纽约
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ISSN1673-3401
1673-3525

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Summary:Wu Zhao 武曌（624-705; r. 690-705）, better known as Wu Zetian 武则天, or Empress Wu 武后, was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. Her history and legends have attracted considerable scholarship that explores her life from various perspectives. In these studies, two significant approaches are： analysis of the relation between Wu Zetian and contemporary religious culture, and gender studies. Norman Rothschild＇s book, Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities and Dynastic Mothers, seems to be the first monograph to combine and integrate these two approaches systematically into one framework--the concept of female divinities and their relationships with Wu Zhao all through her lengthy political life. The book will considerably expand our horizons on this topic.
Bibliography:Wu Zhao 武曌（624-705; r. 690-705）, better known as Wu Zetian 武则天, or Empress Wu 武后, was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. Her history and legends have attracted considerable scholarship that explores her life from various perspectives. In these studies, two significant approaches are： analysis of the relation between Wu Zetian and contemporary religious culture, and gender studies. Norman Rothschild＇s book, Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities and Dynastic Mothers, seems to be the first monograph to combine and integrate these two approaches systematically into one framework--the concept of female divinities and their relationships with Wu Zhao all through her lengthy political life. The book will considerably expand our horizons on this topic.
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ISSN:1673-3401
1673-3525