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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791423166

ISBN-139780791423165

eBay Product ID (ePID)1560109

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NameSpirits Are Drunk : Comparative Approaches to Chinese Religion

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAsia / General, Eastern

Publication Year1995

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorJordan Paper

SeriesSuny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN94-009954

Reviews"Paper consistently deals with a coherent body of beliefs and practices, pointing out that traditional categories such as the 'three teachings' (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism) obscure the degree to which a common system of belief and practice pervaded Chinese traditional culture. "The approach taken here is comparative both across time and across cultures. For example, the author's deep understanding of shamanism and related phenomena in a variety of cultural and historical contexts allows him to write about Chinese religion in a particularly illuminating way. "Even when I don't agree with Paper, he provides me with interesting material to grapple with. The world is full of safe, boring books; here is one that is adventurousand intellectually exciting." -- John S. Major

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal299/.51

Table Of ContentIllustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Study of Chinese Religion The Understanding of Religion in China The Understanding of Chinese Religion in the West Recent Trends in Western Studies of Chinese Religion Traditional Chinese Elite Values and Marxism Religion in Contemporary China The Study of Religion in China The Study of Religion in Taiwan 2. The Essence of Chinese Religion Chinese Ritual and Cultural Continuity Ritual and Religion in Chinese Culture Ritual and Myth in Chinese Religion: Digression I Protohistoric Clan Ritual Early Historic Clan Ritual Early Historic Family Ritual Early Traditional Ritual Religious and Secular Ritual: Digression II Late Traditional Ritual Food in Chinese Culture Modern Transformations The Ritual Core of Chinese Religion 3. Ecstatic Functionaries in Chinese Religion I: Shamans Shamanism in Early Chinese Texts The Roots of Late Zhou Shamanism: Shang Religion Conclusions 4. Ecstatic Functionaries in Chinese Religion II: Mediums Shamanism and Mediumism (Spirit Possession) The Enigma of Protohistoric Chinese Mediumism Historic Mediumism Mediums in Modern China Mediums in Modern China Conclusions 5. The Mystic Experience in Chinese Religion I: Transformation The Problem From Shamanism to Mysticism in the Zhuangzi From Shamn to Mystic in Anishnabe Religion Causative Factors for the Transformation 6. The Mystic Experience in Chinese Religion II: Expression Aesthetics and the Wenren History of Aesthetic Expressions Aesthetics and Religion Contemporary China 7. The Fundament of Religio-Aesthetic Expression: Stones and Seals A History of Seals in China Religio-Aesthetics of Stones Seal Stones Contemporary China 8. Female Spirits and Spirituality in Chinese Religion Earth The Failure of Patriarchalization The Variability of Patriarchality Female and Male Religious Roles and Ideology Comparative Cosmology and Values 9. Christianity from the Perspective of Chinese Religion Hong Xiuquan A Contemporary Chinese Interpretation Conclusions Postface Comparative Approaches Needed Studies Expending the Notion of Religion Appendix: Analysis of Bronze Vessels and Decor Relevant to Chapter 4 References Index

SynopsisThis is a comparative treatment of the religious beliefs and practices of Chinese traditional culture., The Spirits are Drunk presents Chinese religion as a complex, singular construct that is the basis of Chinese culture and civilization from its inception to the present. It focuses on the development and role of ecstatic religious experience and on the importance of the feminine in religious perceptions. Topics include the underlying structure of Chinese religion through the analysis of ritual; interpretations of the ritual decor of protohistoric sacrificial vessels in relation to ecstatic experience; the comparative study of myths and symbols; the development and interrelationships of shamanism, mediumism, and the mystic experience; the role of ecstatic religious experience in the arts and aesthetics; the importance of female deities; female roles in ritual; and the understanding of Christianity and Christian scriptures in China., A comparative treatment of the religious beliefs and practices of Chinese traditional culture The Spirits are Drunk presents Chinese religion as a complex, singular construct that is the basis of Chinese culture and civilization from its inception to the present. It focuses on the development and role of ecstatic religious experience and on the importance of the feminine in religious perceptions. Topics include the underlying structure of Chinese religion through the analysis of ritual; interpretations of the ritual decor of protohistoric sacrificial vessels in relation to ecstatic experience; the comparative study of myths and symbols; the development and interrelationships of shamanism, mediumism, and the mystic experience; the role of ecstatic religious experience in the arts and aesthetics; the importance of female deities; female roles in ritual; and the understanding of Christianity and Christian scriptures in China.

LC Classification NumberBL1802.P37 1995