<p>Introduces ancestor cults, nature worship, shamanism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism and examines modern religious practice in China</p>

Religions of China: The World As a Living System (Religious Traditions of the World)

Reference

Overmyer, Daniel L.

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Harper-San Francisco

Folk Buddhist Religion: Dissenting Sects in Late Traditional China (East Asian) by Daniel L. Overmyer (1976-10-03)

History

Asia

Harvard University Press

"Precious volumes," or pao-chüan, were produced by popular sects in the Ming and early Qing dynasties. These scriptures were believed to have been divinely revealed to sect leaders and contain teachings and ritual instructions that provide valuable information about a lively and widespread religious tradition outside mainstream Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Largely neglected until now, they testify to the imagination and devotion of popular religious leaders. This book, the most detailed and comprehensive study of pao-chüan in any language, studies 34 early examples of this literature in order to understand the origins and development of this textual tradition. Although the work focuses on content and structure, it also treats the social context of these works as well as their transmission and ritual use.

Precious Volumes: An Introduction to Chinese Sectarian Scriptures from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Harvard University Asia Center

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.

The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan (Princeton Legacy Library)

Politics & Social Sciences

Jordan, David K.

Social Sciences

Princeton University Press

<p>The guiding themes of Chinese religion as it is actually lived! This short work explains basic ideas and practices of Chinese religions in direct and simple language, with many examples and analogies for increased understanding. Its basic assumption is that religion is best understood as an aspect of everyday life--as something that makes sense to those who practice it--even if outsiders might be puzzled at first. While Overmyer's treatment focuses on traditional China before the twentieth century, many of the beliefs and practices described are still alive, at least in some Chinese communities. While the basic concern of this book is, first, to understand Chinese religions in their own right, it takes the additional step of exploring what modern readers might learn from them.</p>

Religions of China: The World As a Living System

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Waveland Pr Inc.

Zhongguo min jian zong jiao jiao pai yan jiu (Hai wai Han xue cong shu) (Mandarin Chinese Edition)

Xin hua shu dian Shanghai fa xing suo fa xing

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