Contemporary Religions in China
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to lay religion in China -- Studying China and Chinese religions -- Some ground rules for studying religion -- Re-evaluating our perspectives -- Recent h...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton
Routledge
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Religions in Focus Ser
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Arthur, Shawn: Contemporary Religions in China. - Milton : Routledge,c2019. - 9781138601987 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to lay religion in China -- Studying China and Chinese religions -- Some ground rules for studying religion -- Re-evaluating our perspectives -- Recent history and the unanticipated growth of religion in China -- Reflections on methodology and ethnography -- Chapter outlines -- Thought questions -- Notes -- Further readings -- 2. Setting the stage and defining terms -- 'Religion' in China -- Laypersons in China -- Conclusion -- Thought questions -- Further readings -- 3. Entering temples -- Temple structures -- Entrance tickets -- First impressions and smells -- Temple guardians -- Entering the temple -- Authenticity and history -- Temple decor -- Signs, plaques, and texts -- Symbols and their importance -- Naturalness -- Rest -- People -- Religious sites and their importance -- Thought questions -- Notes -- Further readings -- 4. Understanding and interacting with deities, spirits, and ancestors -- Reflections on the deities and spirits of China -- Deity shrine halls -- Notions of the afterlife and the netherworld -- Devotional activities -- Watching temple rituals -- Pilgrimage -- 'Belief' in China -- 'Efficacy' in China -- Conclusion -- Thought/reflection questions -- Notes -- Further readings -- 5. Interacting with auspiciousness -- History of Chinese ideas about fate, fortune, and destiny -- Changing one's fate and destiny -- Searching for good luck, peace, and well-being -- Touching and rubbing -- Hanging -- Throwing -- Seeing and displaying -- Eating -- Burning (and smelling) -- Carrying -- Receive blessings from clergy -- Divining -- Conclusion -- Thought questions and projects -- Notes -- Further readings -- 6. Interacting with fate, fortune, and chance -- Divining Sortilege - divination sticks -- Sortilege - divining blocks/moon blocks -- Sortilege - Yìjīng and yīn-yáng theory -- Sortilege - oracle roller -- Augury - consulting spirit mediums -- Augury - facial interpretation -- Augury - fēngshuĭ -- Augury - astrology -- Augury - other -- Omens -- Divination conclusion -- Thought/analysis questions -- Notes -- Futher readings -- 7. Lay goals and major issues -- Introduction -- Working to control life's situations -- Working to access the divine and other-than-human forces for assistance and intervention -- Working to control one's fate and fortune -- Doing self-cultivation -- Analysis and conclusion -- Main issues for laypeople -- Religion in China -- Our understanding of religion -- Thought/reflection questions -- Notes -- Further readings -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0429812558 |