Monstrosity and Chinese cultural identity - Yue, Isaac (Cambria Press, 2020)
China turning inward: Foreignness and otherness in the development of Chinese cultural identity – Bestiality and brutality: The imagination of foreigners as uncivilized animals – The barbarian and/as the hero: The case of Zhang Fei – The taming of the ape: A Chinese sutra – An animalistic warrior? A demon-vanquishing scholar?: The two faces of Zhong Kui – Conclusion
Keywords: Chinese literature / Song dynasty; 960-1279 / History and criticism; Chinese literature / Yuan dynasty; 1260-1368 / History and criticism; Chinese literature / Ming dynasty; 1368-1644 / History and criticism; Xenophobia in literature; Aliens in literature; Other (Philosophy) in literature; Animals in literature; Monsters in literature; Chinese literature; Chinese literature / Ming dynasty; Song Dynasty (China); Yuan Dynasty (China); 960-1644; Criticism; interpretation; etc; Literatur; Kulturelle Identität; Ungeheuer; Ethnische Identität; Fremdenfeindlichkeit; Chinesisch