Flowers, fruit, and incense only: Elite versus popular in Taiwan's Religion of the Yellow Emperor
This case study of interactions between leaders and followers of Taiwan's Religion of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuanjiao) characterizes these interactions as "elite versus popular". Speaking only with regard to the modern Chinese context, the article investigates several aspects of the...
| Published in: | Modern China |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Sage
1990
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| In: |
Modern China
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| Further subjects: | B
Taiwan
Sect
Religious organization
Religiöse Lehre
Traditionelle Kultur
Geistige Elite
B Sect B Taiwan B Religion B Religious organization B Traditional culture B Teaching |
| Summary: | This case study of interactions between leaders and followers of Taiwan's Religion of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuanjiao) characterizes these interactions as "elite versus popular". Speaking only with regard to the modern Chinese context, the article investigates several aspects of the potentially broad significance of the case studied. In the modern Chinese context, against a background of centuries of efforts by Chinese elites "to elevate" the general level of religious practice, self-consciously elite leaders continue with reform efforts, including the founding of new religions, such as the Religion of the Yellow Emperor (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0097-7004 |
| Contains: | In: Modern China
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