Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden with Related Texts by Wilt L. Idema

Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden with Related Texts

Wilt L. Idema

144 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
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Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao)--the foundational virtue of imperial China--none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. Continually revised and embel...

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