Chinese popular religion in text and acts / edited by Shin-Yi Chao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chao, Shin-Yi, editor.

Series:

Religion and society in Asia.

Religion and society in Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology--China.

Religion and sociology.

China--Religion.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction Text, Acts, and Traditionalization: Performing Chinese Popular Religion

Section One: Texts And Acts

1. Confluence of Fears: The 1923 Doomsday Hysteria in China

2. Temple Inscriptions as Text Acts

Section Two: Scriptures and Rituals

3. Shuilu Rites and the Baodingshan Rock Carvings of Dazu

4. The Worship of the Ten Kings of Purgatory during the Ming-Qing Period

5. Feasting with the Great-grandmother: The Tea Banquet Ritual Programs and the Worship of the Mother of Wutong

6. Knowledge and Ritual: The Dual Nature of the Scripture Illustrating the Holiness of Emperor Guan (Guandi mingsheng jing)

Section Three: Saints Legends and Gods Lore

7. Scorched Head: Daoist Exorcists and Their Divine Generals in Jiangnan Lore

8. Assimilation by Names: A Mechanism of Pantheon Development in Local Religion

Section Four: Temple Festivals and Pilgrimages

9. Our Lady on the Mountain: The Cult of a Daoist Immortal in Village China

10. Stone Inscriptions on Mt. Tai and Contemporary Folk Pilgrimage: A Speculation on Yinbei

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2024).

ISBN:

1-003-69243-5

1-04-079625-7

90-485-5036-X

9781003692430

OCLC:

1543516048