Miraculous response: doing popular religion in contemporary China

Shaanbei history, society, and culture -- Shaanbei popular religious landscape -- Beliefs and practices : Shaanbei people's religiosity and religious habitus -- Legends and histories : Heilongdawang and the Heilongdawang temple -- Provisioning magical efficacy and divine benevolence -- Modes of...

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Contributors: Chau, Adam Yuet (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Reviews:[Rezension von: Adam Yuet Chau, Miraculous Response: Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China] (2006) (Gänßbauer, Monika, 1968 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Shaanxi (Nord) / Folk religion / Everyday life / Social action / History 1995-1998
Further subjects:B Religion and culture (China) (Shaanxi Sheng)
B Religion and culture China Shaanxi Sheng
B Shaanxi Sheng (China) Religion
B Shaanxi Sheng (China) Social conditions
B History
B Thesis
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Summary:Shaanbei history, society, and culture -- Shaanbei popular religious landscape -- Beliefs and practices : Shaanbei people's religiosity and religious habitus -- Legends and histories : Heilongdawang and the Heilongdawang temple -- Provisioning magical efficacy and divine benevolence -- Modes of social organization and folk event productions -- Red-hot sociality -- Temple boss and local elite : the story of Lao Wang -- Longwanggou and agrarian political culture -- The local state and the politics of legitimation
Item Description:Shaanbei history, society, and culture -- Shaanbei popular religious landscape -- Beliefs and practices : Shaanbei people's religiosity and religious habitus -- Legends and histories : Heilongdawang and the Heilongdawang temple -- Provisioning magical efficacy and divine benevolence -- Modes of social organization and folk event productions -- Red-hot sociality -- Temple boss and local elite : the story of Lao Wang -- Longwanggou and agrarian political culture -- The local state and the politics of legitimation. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-292) and index. - Formerly CIP
ISBN:0804751609