TY  - BOOK
AU  - Feuchtwang,Stephan
TI  - The anthropology of religion, charisma, and ghosts: Chinese lessons for adequate theory 
T2  - Religion and society
SN  - 9783110223569
AV  - BL1812.R57 F48 2010eb
U1  - 203/.80951 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Berlin, New York
PB  - W. de Gruyter
KW  - Ritual
KW  - China
KW  - Ghosts
KW  - Taiwan
KW  - Rituel
KW  - Chine
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Reference
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Religion
KW  - Charisma
KW  - gnd
KW  - Geister
KW  - Anthropologie
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index; Frontmatter --; Contents --; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Part 1. Religion --; Chapter 2. 'Religion' and its historical transfer into China --; Chapter 3. 'A Chinese religion exists' --; Chapter 4. A theory of religious ritual as deference and communicative excess --; Part 2. Charisma --; Chapter 5. The Organisation of Extravagance as Charismatic authority and Self-government --; Chapter 6. Charismatic self-healing: a case of spirit-writing in Taiwan under Japanese occupation --; Chapter 7. Charisma in China --; Part 3. Ghosts --; Chapter 8. The avenging ghost --; Chapter 9. Between temporalities: a case study of the transmission of loss in Taiwan --; Chapter 10. Between death and life: a location of ghosts and demons --; Chapter 11. 'Religion' in the government of the People's Republic of China: policy-led redefinition and openings in political space --; Backmatter
N2  - 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
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