E ASIAN 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jade Emperor, Emperor Yao, Shapeshifting
26 Feb 2020
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From journey to the west to an american born chinese. Not a single story of his rebellion, redemption, compiled of multiple stories. Long evolution in the oral and performance forms didn"t end with the recognition of the 100-chapter novel as standard . Not exclusively children"s literature before the 20th century. The costumes and stage makeup of traditional theater. Yao animals with illicit powers, including shapeshifting. Xian beings refine themselves to become transcendent, or part of the hierarchy of heaven. The monkey king is called yaoxian . Shen gods of differing kinds, all under the jade emperor. The buddha and bodhisattvas, alternate power structure. Monkey king emerges from a rock and eventually becomes the king of monkeys. Clash of the self-made monster and bureaucratic heaven. Was not invited to party in heaven because he is a monkey and. Becomes the great sage, equal to heaven.
