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The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities (Chinese: 封神榜). According to Fengshen Yanyi , Yuanshi Tianzun ("Primeval Lord of Heaven") bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen bang (Register of Deities), a list that empowers him to invest in the gods of heaven.
The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng 1-shên 2 Yan 3-yi 4; Jyutping: Fung 1 San 4 Jin 2 Ji 6) 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 ...
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force is a 2025 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Wuershan. The sequel to Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms , it is the second film in the trilogy, adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods by Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin .
Illustrations of Fengshen Yanyi from an edition of the novel featuring commentary by Zhong Xing (1574-1625) (book one). The Investiture of the Gods, also known as Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì), 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).
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Chinese: 封神第一部：朝歌风云) is a 2023 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Wuershan.The first film in the Creation of the Gods trilogy, adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods written by the Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, it features an ensemble cast, including Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen ...
The Kingdom of Gods is a 2011 fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, ... The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel [3] in 2011.
As polytheistic systems evolve, there is a tendency for one deity to achieve preeminence as king of the gods, [citation needed] for example by being their (sky) father. This tendency can parallel the growth of hierarchical systems of political power in which a monarch eventually comes to assume ultimate authority for human affairs.
Hoshin Engi, written and illustrated by Ryu Fujisaki, is based on the novel of the same title by Tsutomu Ano , which is a Japanese translation of the Chinese literary classic Investiture of the Gods, [3] [4] published by Kodansha between 1988 and 1989.