Author: David K. Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors
Author: David K. Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors
Tai Wan Xiang Xia Xin Yang
Author: David K. Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789576060007
Category : Taiwan
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789576060007
Category : Taiwan
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors
Author: Janet Lee Scott
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622098275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622098275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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.
Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors
Author: Arthur P. Wolf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ancestor worship
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ancestor worship
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Studies in Chinese Society
Author: Arthur P. Wolf
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804710077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804710077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
The Shark God
Author: Charles Montgomery
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226534862
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226534862
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
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.
The Last Heathen
Author: Charles Montgomery
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 192681231X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery, followed the bishop’s route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery explored remote shores where gospel and empire never took hold. He rubbed shoulders with barefoot preachers, witch doctors and gun-toting rebels, only to discover that the pagan spirits were more tenacious than the missionaries had imagined. Melanesians had stirred Jesus and Mary into an already spicy broth of ancestor worship, ghosts, shark gods and magic. Through confrontations with a bizarre cast of characters—the randy ethnographer, the soft-talking assassin, the leper prophet—the journey becomes a debate on the nature of magic, myth and faith, and a metaphor for the transforming power of story. The Last Heathen marks the debut of an exciting young writer who charts his adventures with passion, insight and grace.
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 192681231X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery, followed the bishop’s route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery explored remote shores where gospel and empire never took hold. He rubbed shoulders with barefoot preachers, witch doctors and gun-toting rebels, only to discover that the pagan spirits were more tenacious than the missionaries had imagined. Melanesians had stirred Jesus and Mary into an already spicy broth of ancestor worship, ghosts, shark gods and magic. Through confrontations with a bizarre cast of characters—the randy ethnographer, the soft-talking assassin, the leper prophet—the journey becomes a debate on the nature of magic, myth and faith, and a metaphor for the transforming power of story. The Last Heathen marks the debut of an exciting young writer who charts his adventures with passion, insight and grace.
Gods, Ghosts & Ancestors
African Religions
Author: Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199790582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199790582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.