ISBN:
9783110223569
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: VII, 213 S.)
Edition:
2010
Series Statement:
Religion and Society 46
Series Statement:
Religion and society 46
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Feuchtwang, Stephan, 1937 - The anthropology of religion, charisma and ghosts
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
Keywords:
Ghosts
;
Ghosts
;
Ritual
;
Ritual
;
Charisma
;
Geister
;
Ritual
;
Religion
;
Religion
;
Anthropologie
;
Ghosts
;
Ritual
;
Ghosts
;
Ritual
;
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
;
Gods
;
Religion
;
Charisma
Abstract:
Biographical note: Stephan Feuchtwang, University of London.
Abstract:
China has many religions. But rituals of local temples are none of these. They celebrate many gods and their powers to respond. Gods are invited as welcome guests by appropriate rituals of welcome and communication. Other rituals pacify ghosts and harmful powers. These rituals are rich with their own poetry, a poetry of performance, not just of contemplation. Interpreting this poetry demands revision of theories of ritual and religion. The author has spent over four decades studying Chinese ritual and religion through observation in contemporary China and Taiwan, constantly revising and rethinking theories of religion, ritual and their role in different political regimes.
DOI:
10.1515/9783110223569
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