Popular religious movements and heterodox sects in Chinese history / by Hubert Seiwert ; in collaboration with Ma Xisha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seiwert, Hubert Michael, 1949-

Series:

China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 3.

China studies ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

History.

China--Religion--History.

China.

Physical Description:

xvi, 548 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Summary:

An indispensable guide for all those who wish to gain a true understanding of the mechanics of Popular religious movements in historical and contemporary China.

Contents:

Part 1 Popular Sects and Heterodoxy Before the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1 Prophecies and Messianism in Han Confucianism 15

Chapter 2 Popular Sects and the Early Daoist Tradition 23

1. Roots of the Daoist Tradition 23

2. New Developments during the Han Dynasty 27

3. The Formation of Daoist Orthodoxies 52

4. Popular Sects after the Han Dynasty 62

5. Eschatology and Millenarianism 80

Chapter 3 Heterodox Movements in Medieval Buddhism 94

1. Critique of Buddhism as a Heterodox Religion 98

2. Buddhism, Popular Religions, and Rebellions 103

3. Eschatological Beliefs in Buddhist Sectarianism 123

4. The Social Dimension of Heterodox Buddhist Sectarianism 140

5. The Elimination of Heterodoxy 157

6. Conclusion: The Formation of Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies 161

Chapter 4 Popular Sectarianism during the Song and Yuan dynasties 165

1. Popular Buddhism and Buddhist Sectarianism 168

The White Cloud movement 174

The White Lotus movement 178

2. Other Sectarian Traditions 186

Heterodox sects during the Song 188

Millenarian sects during the Yuan 197

Part 2 Popular Religious Movements During the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Chapter 5 The Luo Teaching: The Shaping of a New Tradition 214

1. The Formation of a New Tradition 216

2. The Unfolding of a Tradition 235

3. The Dynamics of a Popular Religious Movement 260

Chapter 6 The Spectrum of Popular Religious Teachings in Late Ming 268

1. Popular Religious Teachings in Early Ming 269

2. Huangtian Jiao (Yellow Heaven Teaching) 293

3. Hongyang Jiao (Vast Yang Teaching) 318

4. Sanyi Jiao (Three-in-One Teaching) 343

Chapter 7 Homogenization and Diversification of Sectarian Traditions 365

1. The Longhua Jing (Dragon-Flower Scripture) as Synthesis of Sectarian Traditions in North China 366

2. Proliferation of Popular Sects under the Qing 402

Zhang Baotai and His Sectarian Network 405

The Shouyuan Jiao and Bagua Jiao Networks 413

Continuation of Cumulative Traditions: Yiguan Dao 427

Chapter 8 The Dynamics of Popular Religious Movements During the Qing and Ming Dynasties 438

1. Innovation and Historical Continuity 439

2. The Emergence of New Religious Movements 445

3. Changing Degrees of Heterodoxy 454

4. Diversification, Homogenization, and the Dynamics of Expansion 458

5. Rewards and Costs of Membership 465

Epilogue: Popular Religious Movements and Elite Culture 485

Appendix On the Two Versions of the Jiulian Jing 502.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [506]-526) and index.

ISBN:

9004131469

OCLC:

51848355