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Popular Religion and Shamanism addresses two areas of religion within Chinese society; the lay teachings that Chinese scholars term folk or “popular” religion, and shamanism. Each area represents a distinct tradition of scholarship, and the book is therefore split into two parts. Part I: Popular Religion discusses the evolution of organized lay movements over an arc of ten centuries. Its eight chapters focus on three key points: the arrival and integration of new ideas before the Song dynasty, the coalescence of an intellectual and scriptural tradition during the Ming, and the efflorescence of new organizations during the late Qing.

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Author:   Xisha MA ,  Huiying MENG ,  Zhen Chi ,  Thomas DuBois
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.966kg
ISBN:  

9789004174559

ISBN 10:   9004174559
Pages:   502
Publication Date:   14 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Popular Religion Translated by Chi Zhen Introduction      Thomas David DuBois Chapter 1: The Syncretism of Maitreyan Belief and Manichaeism in Chinese History      Ma Xisha Chapter 2: A Study on Equivalent Names of Manichaeism in Chinese      Lin Wushu Chapter 3: On the Rise, Decline and Evolution of the Three-in-One Teaching      Lin Guoping Chapter 4: The Evolution of the Luo Teaching and the Formation of Green Gang      Ma Xisha Chapter 5: The Taigu School and the Yellow Cliff Teaching: Another Case of Transformation from Confucian Academic Group to Religious Sect      Han Bingfang Chapter 6: Exploring the History of the Yihetuan      Lu Yao Chapter 7: A Preliminary Investigation on the Early History of the Way of Penetrating Unity and its Relationship with the Yihetuan      Zhou Yumin Chapter 8: Women in the Secret Popular Religions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties      Yu Songqing Bibliography Part II: Shamanism Translated by Anne Henochowicz, Yun C. Lee, Li Hui, Cheryl Cornwell, Timothy Thurston, Yang Qiong, Zhou Hao, Levi Gibbs, Hao-hsiang Liao, and Rongbin Zheng Introduction      Mark Bender and Kun Shi Chapter 9: Mongol Shaman Initiation Rites: Case Studies in Eastern Inner Mongolia      Guo Shuyun Chapter 10: Characteristics of Shamanism of the Tungusic Speaking People      Meng Huiying Chapter 11: Daba Beliefs and Written Script      Song Zhaolin Bibliography

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...this monograph provides solid information on Chinese popular religion and shamanism in a single convenient volume, with contributions from the leading Chinese experts in the field. Richard Shek, California State University, Sacramento, Journal of Chinese Religions No. 40 (2012)

. ..this monograph provides solid information on Chinese popular religion and shamanism in a single convenient volume, with contributions from the leading Chinese experts in the field. Richard Shek, California State University, Sacramento, Journal of Chinese Religions No. 40 (2012)

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