Format:
1 online resource (566 pages)
ISBN:
9789047402343
Content:
This work surveys the history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. It covers the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. It also deals with each new religious movements, its teachings, scriptures, and social organization.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Conventions and Abbreviations -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE POPULAR SECTS AND HETERODOXY BEFORE THE MING DYNASTY -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: Prophecies and Messianism in Han Confucianism -- CHAPTER TWO: Popular Sects and the Early Daoist Tradition -- 1. Roots of the Daoist Tradition -- 2. New Developments during the Han Dynasty -- 3. The Formation of Daoist Orthodoxies -- 4. Popular Sects after the Han Dynasty -- 5. Eschatology and Millenarianism -- CHAPTER THREE: Heterodox Movements in Medieval Buddhism -- 1. Critique of Buddhism as a Heterodox Religion -- 2. Buddhism, Popular Religions, and Rebellions -- 3. Eschatological Beliefs in Buddhist Sectarianism -- 4. The Social Dimension of Heterodox Buddhist Sectarianism -- 5. The Elimination of Heterodoxy -- 6. Conclusion: The Formation of Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies -- CHAPTER FOUR: Popular Sectarianism during the Song and Yuan dynasties -- 1. Popular Buddhism and Buddhist Sectarianism -- 2. Other Sectarian Traditions -- PART TWO POPULAR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS DURING THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER FIVE: The Luo Teaching: The Shaping of a New Tradition -- 1. The Formation of a New Tradition -- 2. The Unfolding of a Tradition -- 3. The Dynamics of a Popular Religious Movement -- CHAPTER SIX: The Spectrum of Popular Religious Teachings in Late Ming -- 1. Popular Religious Teachings in Early Ming -- 2. Huangtian Jiao (Yellow Heaven Teaching) -- 3. Hongyang Jiao (Vast Yang Teaching) -- 4. Sanyi Jiao (Three-in-One Teaching) -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Homogenization and Diversification of Sectarian Traditions -- 1. The Longhua Jing (Dragon-Flower Scripture) as Synthesis of Sectarian Traditions in North China -- 2. Proliferation of Popular Sects under the Qing.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004131460
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004131460
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Print version Popular religious movements and heterodox sects in Chinese history
Language:
English
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