Journal of Chinese Religions upcoming issue 49.1- May 2021 sneak peek: Hsiao-wen Cheng
Deviant Viewers and Gendered Looks:
Erotic Interactions with Images and Visual Culture in Song Religion
Hsiao-wen Cheng
Hong Mai’s (1123-1202) Yijian zhi (Record of the Listener) records a story about the encounter between a prostitute and a horseman statue in the Temple of the Miraculous Manifestation Prince in Yongkang Garrison (Sichuan):