The Way and Its Powers : An Ethnographic Account of Taoist Practice and Religious Authority in Northern Taiwan.

"Why do people put their faith in religious specialists? Why are some people considered to be more adept at communicating with deities, explaining scriptures, blessing objects, or solving problems with ghosts and other malevolent forces? The Way and its Powers will propose one possible answer t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Menheere, Yves
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2020.
Colección:Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes.
Temas:
Tao.
Taoism > Taiwan.
Tao (Philosophie chinoise)
Taoïsme > Taiwan.
Taoism.
Taiwan.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Pages
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Note to the Reader
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The Northern Priests
  • Religious Authority and the Field of Priests
  • Taoism and Religion in Taiwan
  • Fieldwork and the Collection of Data
  • Gods, Ghosts, and Priests
  • The Religious Context
  • Religious Specialists and Northern Priests
  • Offerings, Exorcisms, and Minor Rites
  • The Meaning of Cheng-it
  • Tō and Hoat: A First Comparison
  • Language
  • Pantheon
  • Transmission
  • Meditation and Trance
  • The Hoat Version of "Worshipping the Lord of Heaven"
  • The Tō Version of "Worshipping the Lord of Heaven"
  • Tō and Hoat During Ceremonies
  • A History of the Northern Priests
  • Traditions and Practice During the Qing
  • The Japanese Period
  • The First Decades
  • The Final Years
  • Post-war Developments
  • The Celestial Master and the Northern Priests
  • From Healing to Offering
  • A New Identity?
  • Work and Training
  • Altars
  • Ceremonies
  • The Formation of Groups
  • The Transmission of Knowledge
  • Training in Practice
  • Competency
  • Authority and Ritual Change: The Chio of the Northern Priests
  • The "Original" Chio of the Northern Priests
  • The Three-day Chio
  • The Five-day Chio
  • Adding Scriptures
  • Adding a Rite: "Ascending the Platform"
  • The "Audiences" and Zhang Enpu's Text
  • "Ascending the Platform" in Practice
  • Authority and Correct Practice
  • Authority and Efficacy: "Rites that Work" and the Toa-po͘-un
  • Efficacy and Ritual Healing
  • The Toa-po͘-un and Its Program
  • The Mythical World and Healing Efficacy
  • Case 1: The Old Man and the Talismans
  • Case 2: Mr. Tan and the Mouse
  • Case 3: Ms. Kho͘ and Family
  • Case 4: A Ceremony for a Priest
  • Case 5: A Wrong Diagnosis
  • Efficacy and Authority
  • The Organization of Ceremonies and the Field of Priests
  • The Organization of Common Ceremonies
  • Priest Selection for a Common Ceremony
  • The Organization of Chio
  • Directly Appointing a Priest
  • Soliciting Bids
  • Appointing a Priest Through Divination
  • The Distribution of Work and the Field of Priests
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Chio Programs
  • Appendix B: Zhang Enpu's Text
  • Appendix C: Toa-po͘-un Programs
  • References
  • Index

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