The Flying Phoenix : : Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan / / David K. Jordan, Daniel L. Overmyer.
Anthropologist David Jordan and Daniel Overmyer, a historian of religions, present a joint analysis of the most important group of sectarian religious societies in contemporary Taiwan: those that engage in automatic writing seances, or worship by means of the phoenix" writing implement.Original...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1986 |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
Vydání: | Course Book |
Jazyk: | English |
Edice: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A PERSONAL INTRODUCTION -- 1. OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS -- 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND! POPULAR RELIGIOUS SECTS IN CHINA AND TAIWAN -- 3. BACKGROUND OF THE Chi -- 4. CASE STUDY I: HISTORY OF THE HALL OF THE WONDROUS DHARMA -- 5. PAPERS OF THE HALL OF THE WONDROUS DHARMA -- 6. CASE STUDY II: THE COMPASSION SOCIETY, A BRIEF HISTORY -- 7. A COMPASSION SOCIETY LOCAL BRANCH HALL: A POLITICAL FIELD -- 8. SOME COMPASSION SOCIETY BELIEVERS -- 9. CASE STUDY III: THE UNITY SECT (I-kuan Tao) -- 10. WRITINGS OF THE UNITY SECT -- 11. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDICES -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- Backmatter |
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Shrnutí: | Anthropologist David Jordan and Daniel Overmyer, a historian of religions, present a joint analysis of the most important group of sectarian religious societies in contemporary Taiwan: those that engage in automatic writing seances, or worship by means of the phoenix" writing implement.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Médium: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400854202 9783110649772 9783110413441 9783110413571 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400854202 |
Přístup: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | David K. Jordan, Daniel L. Overmyer. |