On the Meaning of the Name Xi wangmu, Spirit-Mother of the West
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3966655 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Paul R Goldin (autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2002 |
| Volumen | 122 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 83 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Editorial | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3087655 |
| OpenAlex | W2312344425 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
Xi wangmu, the famous Chinese divinity, is generally rendered in English as Queen Mother of the West. This is misleading for two reasons. First, Queen Mother in normal English refers to the mother of a king, and Xi wangmu's name is usually not understood in that manner. More importantly, the term wang in this context probably does not carry its basic meaning of king, ruler. Wangmu is a cultic term referring specifically to the powerful spirit of a deceased paternal grand-mother. So Xi wangmu probably means Spirit-Mother of the West. This paper discusses occurrences of wang as spirit in ancient texts, and concludes with a consideration of some etymological reasons as to why wang is sometimes used in this less common sense
Art · Epistemology · Genealogy · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Philosophy
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citas por año | 0,24 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |