| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) illustrations |
| Series |
Religion and Society in Asia |
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Religion and society in Asia.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Shi-yi Chao -- Section One: Texts and Acts -- 1. Confluence of Fears: The 1923 Doomsday Hysteria in China / Fan Chun-wu -- 2. Temple Inscriptions as "Text Acts" / Adam Yuet Chau -- Section Two: Scriptures and Rituals -- 3. Shuilu Rites and the Baodingshan Rock Carvings, Dazu / Hou Chong -- 4. The Worship of the Ten Kings of Purgatory during the Ming-Qing Period / Wang Chien-chuan -- 5. Feasting with the Great Grandma: The Tea Banquet Ritual Programs and the Worship of the Mother of the Wutong Gods / Chen Yongchao -- 6. Knowledge and Ritual: The Dual Nature of the Scripture Illustrating the Holiness of Emperor Guan (Guandi mingsheng jing) / Li Shih-wei -- Section Three: Saints' Legends and Gods' Lore -- 7. Scorched Head: Daoist Exorcists and their Divine Generals in Jiangnan Lore / Vincent GOOSSAERT -- 8. Assimilation by Names: A Mechanism of Pantheon Development in Local Religion / Wang Yao -- Section Four: Temple Festivals and Pilgrimages -- 9. Our Lady on the Mountain: The Cult of a Daoist Immortal in Village China / Shin-yi Chao -- 10. Stone Inscriptions on Mt. Tai and Contemporary Folk Pilgrimage: A Speculation on "Lefu Yinbei" / Ye Tao -- Index |
| Summary |
This volume explores practices and experiences in Chinese popular religion. The research adds new materials and new approaches to well-known worships such as the cults of doomsday, underworld, and Lord Guan on the one hand, and draws attention to under-the-radar deities and holy figures hiding in the mountainous countryside or among the urban crowd. While this book centers on Chinese popular religion, it will be of use to non-China scholars in folklore, religious art, and ritual studies as well as China scholars in popular culture from late-medieval to contemporary times |
| Analysis |
Asian Studies |
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AS |
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Contemporary Society |
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CONTEMP SOC |
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East Asia and North East Asia |
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EA & NE ASIA |
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Religion and Theology |
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REL & THEOL |
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Chinese religion in practice, popular religion, visual text, oral text, text |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 18, 2023) |
| Subject |
Religion and sociology -- China
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Oriental religions.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese.
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RELIGION / Eastern.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.
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Religion
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Religion and sociology
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Literary studies: general.
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Religion: general.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024177
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China -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chao, Shin-yi editor
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| ISBN |
904855036X |
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9789048550364 |
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