Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t2.1

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*Fengshen Yanyi* (*The Investiture of the Gods*), is the major vernacular works of the 'Shenmo' genre interpreting the conditions based on the historical events that occurred with the King of Wu in the 11^th century. It is also known as '*Fengshen Zhuan*, Shangzhou Lieguo Quanzhuan' or '*FengshenBang*', which consists of 100 chapters and is believed to be written by Xu Zhonglin (1567-1620), who might have just compiled it, because prior to its publication, there were already a variety of relevant folk tales such as *Wuwang Fazhou Pinghua*. In the 11^th century BCE, Wuwangfazhou’s interpretation of historical events stem from a long background of ghost stories