Representation of Huli Jing (Female Fox Spirit) in Chinese Literary Texts

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ID22160218
AuthorsNirmala Khairunnisa Budi (University of Indonesia), Lily Tjahjandari (0009-0009-8925-3349, University of Indonesia), Asri Saraswati (0000-0002-0294-027X, University of Indonesia)
Year2022
Volume7
Issue1
Publication date2022-01-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review of Humanities Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2477-6866 • E-ISSN: 2477-6866
PublisherUniversitas Indonesia, Directorate of Research and Public Service (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7454/irhs.v7i1.406
OpenAlexW4210346973
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Chinese women are often depicted in mythological texts as supernatural beings, such as ghosts and spirits. Female supernatural beings are also described as having bad behavior and bringing disaster to men. One of the bad female supernatural creatures is the fox spirit (Huli Jing). The life of fox spirit can be found in literary texts from imperial to modern times, such as Fox Enchantment (1766) by Pu Songling and Dragon Springs Road (2017) by Janie Chang. This study tries to compare the representation of Huli Jing in imperial and modern texts. In analysing the problem of women’s representation through fox spirit, this study uses a descriptive anaylsis method combined with the semiotic concept of Roland Barthes. This study aims to reveal the transformation of Huli Jing’s representation, as well as the construction of women in Chinese mythology.KEYWORDS: fox spirit; representation; mythology

Archaeology · Art · Creatures · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Semiotics · Communication Studies and Media · Cultural and Artistic Studies · History · Law · Linguistics and Language Analysis · Philosophy

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