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Genre | : Religion |
Author | : David K. Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1972 |
File | : 234 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015040123245 |
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Genre | : Religion |
Author | : David K. Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1972 |
File | : 234 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015040123245 |
Offerings of various kinds – food, incense, paper money and figures – have been central to Chinese culture for millennia, and as a public, visual display of spiritual belief, they are still evident today in China and in Chinatowns around the world. Using Hong Kong as a case study, Janet Scott looks at paper offerings from every conceivable angle – how they are made, sold, and used. Her comprehensive investigation touches on virtually every aspect of Chinese popular religion as it explores the many forms of these intricate objects, their manufacture, their significance, and their importance in rituals to honor gods, care for ancestors, and contend with ghosts. Throughout For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors, paper offerings are presented as a vibrant and living tradition expressing worshippers' respect and gratitude for the gods, as well as love and concern for departed family members. Ranging from fake paper money to paper furniture, servant dolls, cigarettes, and toiletries – all multihued and artfully constructed – paper offerings are intended to provide for the needs of those in the spirit world. Readers are introduced to the variety of paper offerings and their uses in worship, in assisting worshippers with personal difficulties, and in rituals directed to gods, ghosts, and ancestors. We learn of the manufacture and sale of paper goods, life in paper shops, the training of those who make paper offerings, and the symbolic and artistic dimensions of the objects. Finally, the book considers the survival of this traditional craft, the importance of flexibility and innovation, and the role of compassion and filial piety in the use of paper offerings.
Genre | : Religion |
Author | : Janet Lee Scott |
Publisher | : Hong Kong University Press |
Release | : 2007-05-01 |
File | : 360 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : 9622098274 |
Genre | : |
Author | : David K. Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1989 |
File | : 197 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : OCLC:248434962 |
Genre | : Taiwan |
Author | : David K. Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1985 |
File | : 197 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : 9576060001 |
Genre | : Ancestor worship |
Author | : Arthur P. Wolf |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1974* |
File | : 90 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : OCLC:53202114 |
Genre | : Bereavement |
Author | : Center for Thanatology Research & Education, Inc |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 1995 |
File | : 94 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : OCLC:41858375 |
Genre | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 2002-11 |
File | : 88 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : 0930194551 |
A Stanford University Press classic.
Genre | : History |
Author | : Arthur P. Wolf |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Release | : 1978 |
File | : 392 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : 0804710074 |
Genre | : Bereavement |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 199? |
File | : 60 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : OCLC:1124766776 |
The author analyses and documents the people who had lived on the islands of Melanesia during the late nineteenth century, and chronicles the experiences of his great-grandfather, who was a missionary in the South Pacific.
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
Author | : Charles Montgomery |
Publisher | : |
Release | : 2007 |
File | : 388 Pages |
ISBN-13 | : 0226534863 |