Ritual Techniques for Creating a Divine Persona in Late Imperial China: The Case of Daoist Law Enforcer Lord Wang
Lord Wang (Wang lingguan 王靈官, Wang tianjun 王天君) is a ubiquitous god in late imperial and modern Chinese society, worshipped in different contexts, including temple processions, exorcistic rituals, monastic ordinations, and elite spirit-writing cults. This article argues that his divine persona remai...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2022
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-76 |
| Further subjects: | B
popular religion
B Daoism B elite religiosity B Baojuan B spirit-writing B Exorcism |
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