Cover of the Investiture of the Gods, book two, from the Harvard University's rare books collection
Author
Xu Zhonglin Lu Xixing
Original title
封神演義
Country
China
Language
Chinese
Genre
Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy, historical fiction
Publication date
16th century
Media type
Print
Investiture of the Gods
Traditional Chinese
封神演義
Simplified Chinese
封神演义
Literal meaning
The Romance of the Investiture of the Gods
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Fēngshén Yǎnyì
Wade–Giles
Fêng1-shên2 Yan3-yi4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Fung1 San4 Jin2 Ji6
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
封神榜
Simplified Chinese
封神榜
Literal meaning
The Name List of the Investiture of the Gods
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Fēngshén Bǎng
Wade–Giles
Fêng1-shên2 Pang3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Fung1 San4 Bong2
The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng1-shên2 Yan3-yi4; Jyutping: Fung1 San4 Jin2 Ji6) and Fengshen Bang (封神榜),[note 1] is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).[2] Consisting of 100 chapters, it was first published in book form between 1567 and 1619.[2] Another source claims it was published in a finalized edition in 1605.[3] The work combines elements of history, folklore, mythology, legends and fantasy.[4]
The story is set in the era of the decline of the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and the rise of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC). It intertwines numerous elements of Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, including deities, demons, immortals and spirits. The authorship is attributed to Xu Zhonglin.
^Lu Xun (1959), p. 230.
^ abHaase, Donald (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales: A-F. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-313-33442-9.
^Chang, Kang-i Sun (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature Volume II: From 1375.
^Chew, Katherine Liang (2002). Tales of the Teahouse Retold: Investiture of the Gods. Page XI. ISBN 0-595-65161-5.
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