The Anthropology of Religion, Charisma and Ghosts

Chinese Lessons for Adequate Theory
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-11-022355-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 46, 213 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Reihe: Religion and Society

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.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Feuchtwang, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Moderne Kulte & Sekten

Über Autor(innen)

Stephan Feuchtwang, University of London.