Shades of Mao: The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader (143 page)

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Authors: Geremie Barme

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BOOK: Shades of Mao: The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader
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in films, 43-44, 154, 177-178, 180-182
as folk religion, 195-199
imitation of Mao style, 33-35
in jokes, 16, 20
kitsch aspects of, 40, 65
n.184
, 69
n.237

 

Page 317
Mao Cult
(continued)
language of, 33, 113, 224-227
legacy of Mao, 51-54, 157, 257, 259
martial hero image in, 21-22, 183-185, 228-234
mercenary/exploitative aspects of, 13-15, 37-39
in music, 46-47, 48, 186-194, 195
new leftists and, 53
new
vs
original cult, 13, 159
nostalgic aspects of, 15-16, 19, 51-52, 160, 187, 224, 277-278, 280
original cult, 5-6, 23, 24, 143-144, 170-176, 197, 270-271
original cult, dismantling of, 4, 6-11, 13-14, 23, 49-50, 118-134, 151-152
origins of, 22-23
physical prowess of Mao, 24-25, 26, 60
n.98
, 61
n.99
, 164-165

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