Daoist Identity: History, Lineage, and Ritual

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2002

Daoist Identity

History, Lineage, and Ritual

Edited by: Livia Kohn and Harold D. Roth

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824862138

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About this book

Daoist Identity is an exploration of the various means by which Daoists over the centuries have created an identity for themselves. Using modern sociological studies of identity formation as its foundation, it brings together a representative sample of in-depth analyses by eminent American and Japanese scholars in the field.

The discussion begins with critical examinations of the ways identity was found among the early movements of the Way of Great Peace and the Celestial Masters. The role of sacred texts and literary culture in Daoist identity formation is discussed. The volume then focuses on lineage formation and the increasing role of popular religious practices, such as spirit-writing, in modern Daoism since the Song dynasty. Finally it discusses the Daoist adaptation and reinterpretation of Buddhist rites, such as the feeding of souls in hell and the use of ritual gestures, and the changes made in contemporary Daoism in relation to traditional rites and popular practices.

Contributors: Asano Haruji, Suzanne Cahill, M. Csikszentmihalyi, Edward L. Davis, Terry F. Kleeman, Livia Kohn, Mabuchi Masaya, Maruyama Hiroshi, Mitamura Keiko, Mori Yuria, Peter Nickerson, Charles D. Orzech, Harold D. Roth, Shiga Ichiko, Tsuchiya Masaaki.

Author / Editor information

Kohn Livia :

Livia Kohn, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University. The author or editor of close to sixty books (including the annual Journal of Daoist Studies), she spent ten years in Kyoto doing research. She currently serves as the executive editor of Three Pines Press as well as the Journal of Daoist Studies, runs international conferences, and guides study tours to Japan.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Early Formations
1. Ethnic Identity and Daoist Identity in Traditional China Terry F. Kleeman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2. Confession of Sins and Awareness of Self in the Taiping jing Tsuchiya Masaaki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
3. “Opening the Way” Exorcism, Travel, and Soteriology in Early Daoist Mortuary Practice and Its Antecedents Peter Nickerson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Part II. Texts and Symbols
4. Traditional Taxonomies and Revealed Texts in the Han Mark Csikszentmihàlyi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
5. Material Culture and the Dao Textiles, Boats, and Zithers in the Poetry of Yu Xuanji (844–868) Suzanne Cahill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
6. A Mid-Ming Reappraisal of the Laozi The Case of Wang Dao Mabuchi Masaya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Part III. Lineages and Local Culture
7. Arms and the Dao, 2 The Xu Brothers in Tea Country Edward L. Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8. Identity and Lineage The Taiyi jinhua zongzhi and the Spirit-Writing Cult to Patriarch Lü in Qing China Mori Yuria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
9. Manifestations of Lüzu in Modern Guangdong and Hong Kong The Rise and Growth of Spirit-Writing Cults Shiga Ichiko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Part IV. Ritual Boundaries
10. Fang Yankou and Pudu Translation, Metaphor, and Religious Identity Charles D. Orzech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
11. Daoist Hand Signs and Buddhist Mudras Mitamura Keiko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
12. Documents Used in Rituals of Merit in Taiwanese Daoism Maruyama Hiroshi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256
13. Offerings in Daoist Ritual Asano Haruji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Names of Authors Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 344

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Published: February 28, 2002
ISBN: 9780824862138