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The Anthropology of Religion, Charisma and Ghosts : Chinese Lessons for Adequate Theory.
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 ow...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Walter de Gruyter,
2010.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Religion and Society
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. 'Religion' and its historical transfer into China; Chapter 3. 'A Chinese religion exists'; Chapter 4. A theory of religious ritual as deference and communicative excess; Chapter 5. The Organisation of Extravagance as Charismatic authority and Self-government; Chapter 6. Charismatic self-healing: a case of spirit-writing in Taiwan under Japanese occupation; Chapter 7. Charisma in China; Chapter 8. The avenging ghost; Chapter 9. Between temporalities: a case study of the transmission of loss in Taiwan.
- Chapter 10. Between death and life: a location of ghosts and demonsChapter 11. 'Religion' in the government of the People's Republic of China: policy-led redefinition and openings in political space; Backmatter.