The Pig Slaughter Ritual among Tayal Christians in Contemporary Taiwan: towards a Preliminary Theological Reflection
The pig slaughter ritual is still practiced by the Tayal aborigines in the mountainous area of northern Taiwan today. Even after the conversion of the majority of the Tayal people to Catholic and Protestant Christianity in the 1950s and 1960s, Tayal Christians continue to employ this ritual to cope...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Exchange
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 253-272 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Ancestor worship
B Taiwan B Tayal B Christianity B Austronesian culture B pig slaughter ritual |
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| Summary: | The pig slaughter ritual is still practiced by the Tayal aborigines in the mountainous area of northern Taiwan today. Even after the conversion of the majority of the Tayal people to Catholic and Protestant Christianity in the 1950s and 1960s, Tayal Christians continue to employ this ritual to cope with the challenges of an increasingly materialistic society. This article draws on years of fieldwork and pastoral ministry, including interviews with over sixty people, to investigate the compatibility of Tayal tribal ethics with Christian beliefs and values. It argues that the survival of the pig sacrifice ritual throws light on some significant transformations that Christianity has brought to the Tayal communities, especially with regards to a universal understanding of the world, the moral vision of living in solidarity with fellow Christians and helping strangers, and the protection of the environment. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10073 |