Communicating with the Gods: spirit-writing in Chinese history and society

"Few religious innovations have shaped Chinese history like the emergence of spirit-writing during the Song dynasty. From a divinatory technique it evolved into a complex ritual practice used to transmit messages and revelations from the Gods. This resulted in the production of countless religi...

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Collaborateurs: Schumann, Matthias (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Valussi, Elena (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
Dans: Prognostication in history (volume 11)
Année: 2024
Collection/Revue:Prognostication in history volume 11
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B China / Taiwan / Écriture / Voix moyenne / Spiritisme / Occultisme
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
BM Religions chinoises
KBM Asie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Contribution <colloque> 2019 (Erlangen)
B Contribution <colloque> 2019 (Nürnberg)
B Spirit writings (China) History
B China Religious life and customs
B China Religion History
Accès en ligne: Table des matières
Quatrième de couverture
Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:"Few religious innovations have shaped Chinese history like the emergence of spirit-writing during the Song dynasty. From a divinatory technique it evolved into a complex ritual practice used to transmit messages and revelations from the Gods. This resulted in the production of countless religious scriptures that now form an essential corpus, widely venerated and recited to this day, that is still largely untapped by research. Using historical and ethnographic approaches, this volume for the first time offers a comprehensive overview of the history of spirit-writing, examining its evolution over a millennium, the practices and technologies used, and the communities involved"--
ISBN:9004549048