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Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods)
Attributed to Xu Zhonglin · 16th century · Vernacular Chinese
Ancient text
Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods)
Attributed to Xu Zhonglin
Ming-dynasty novel of the fall of the Shang and the war of gods and immortals behind it; the source of Nezha's best-known story and of many deities' places in the celestial order.
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Ming-dynasty novel of the fall of the Shang and the war of gods and immortals behind it; the source of Nezha's best-known story and of many deities' places in the celestial order.
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