The Legend of Miao-shan, Glen Dudbridge's 1978 scholarly study from Ithaca Press, London, published as Oxford Oriental Monographs No. 1, traces the textual history of the Miaoshan legend behind the bodhisattva Guanyin's popular cult in China. Its strength is that it is a focused academic monograph from an established Oxford series, confirmed against multiple independent bibliographic listings for its publisher and year. Its limit is that Dudbridge later revised his findings; a 2004 Oxford University Press edition and a 1999 Chinese edition (Taipei) exist and should be checked for his updated conclusions.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a focused academic monograph from an established scholarly series, confirmed against multiple independent bibliographic listings, though its author later revised his own findings in a later edition. NotesPublished by Ithaca Press, London, as Oxford Oriental Monographs No. 1, confirmed against the contemporary Journal of Asian Studies review and multiple independent bibliographic listings. A revised edition (Oxford University Press, 2004) and a Chinese edition (Taipei, 1999) also exist.
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AuthorGlen Dudbridge
PublisherIthaca Press, London
Oxford Oriental Monographs No. 1, 1978, published for the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, per Cambridge Core's own review citation. Publication Year1978
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names China directly: "bodhisattva Guanyin's popular cult in China."
Source The Legend of Miao-shanGlen Dudbridge
London, Cities This source names London directly: "scholarly study from Ithaca Press, London, published as Oxford Oriental Monographs No."
Source The Legend of Miao-shanGlen Dudbridge
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Deities, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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