The way and its powers: an ethnographic account of Taoist practice and religious authority in Northern Taiwan
Cover -- Title Pages -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Note to the Reader -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Northern Priests -- Religious Authority and the Field of Priests -- Taoism and Religion in Taiwan -- Fieldwork and the Collection of Data -- Gods, Ghosts, and Priests...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2020
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| Dans: | Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes
Band 119 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Taiwan (Nord)
/ Taoïsme
/ Prêtre
/ Rite
/ Autorité
/ Ethnologie
B Taiwan (Nord) / Traditions populaires / Pratique religieuse / Taoïsme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Publication universitaire
National Taiwan University, Department of Anthropology 2017 (Taipei, Taiwan)
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | Cover -- Title Pages -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Note to the Reader -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Northern Priests -- Religious Authority and the Field of Priests -- Taoism and Religion in Taiwan -- Fieldwork and the Collection of Data -- Gods, Ghosts, and Priests -- The Religious Context -- Religious Specialists and Northern Priests -- Offerings, Exorcisms, and Minor Rites -- The Meaning of Cheng-it -- Tō and Hoat: A First Comparison -- Language -- Pantheon -- Transmission -- Meditation and Trance -- The Hoat Version of "Worshipping the Lord of Heaven" -- The Tō Version of "Worshipping the Lord of Heaven" -- Tō and Hoat During Ceremonies -- A History of the Northern Priests -- Traditions and Practice During the Qing -- The Japanese Period -- The First Decades -- The Final Years -- Post-war Developments -- The Celestial Master and the Northern Priests -- From Healing to Offering -- A New Identity? -- Work and Training -- Altars -- Ceremonies -- The Formation of Groups -- The Transmission of Knowledge -- Training in Practice -- Competency -- Authority and Ritual Change: The Chio of the Northern Priests -- The "Original" Chio of the Northern Priests -- The Three-day Chio -- The Five-day Chio -- Adding Scriptures -- Adding a Rite: "Ascending the Platform" -- The "Audiences" and Zhang Enpu's Text -- "Ascending the Platform" in Practice -- Authority and Correct Practice -- Authority and Efficacy: "Rites that Work" and the Toa-po͘-un -- Efficacy and Ritual Healing -- The Toa-po͘-un and Its Program -- The Mythical World and Healing Efficacy -- Case 1: The Old Man and the Talismans -- Case 2: Mr. Tan and the Mouse -- Case 3: Ms. Kho͘ and Family -- Case 4: A Ceremony for a Priest -- Case 5: A Wrong Diagnosis -- Efficacy and Authority -- The Organization of Ceremonies and the Field of Priests. |
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| ISBN: | 3447390832 |