Conceptions of Divinity: Statue Making in Contemporary Taiwan and the Ritual of Embedding the Spirit (Rushen)
This article examines a ritual called the rushen (“Embedding the Spirit”) as it takes place in Taiwan. The second in a traditional series of three consecration rituals, the rushen involves the transformation of varied materials and their subsequent assemblage inside of a nascent deity statue. How do...
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2024
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Material religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 20, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 205-232 |
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Daoism
B Taiwan B Ritual B Assemblage (Art) B Interiority B rushen B deity statues |
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