Miraculous Response
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Miraculous Response

Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Miraculous Response

Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China

About this book

This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of popular religious activities. It also explores the politics of the religious revival, detailing the relationships of village-level local activists and local state agents wtih temple associations and temple bosses. Shedding light on shifting state-society relationships in the reform era, this book is of interest to scholars and students in Asian Studies, the social sciences, and religious and ritual studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. A Note on Units of Measurement, Romanization, and Dates
  4. 1. Introduction
  5. 2. Shaanbei History, Society, and Culture
  6. 3. Shaanbei Popular Religious Landscape
  7. 4. Beliefs and Practices: Shaanbei People's Religiosity and Religious Habitus
  8. 5. Legends and Histories: Heilongdawang and the Heilongdawang Temple
  9. 6. Provisioning Magical Efficacy and Divine Benevolence
  10. 7. Modes of Social Organization and Folk Event Productions
  11. 8. Red-Hot Sociality
  12. 9. Temple Boss and Local Elite: The Story of Lao Wang
  13. 10. Longwanggou and Agrarian Political Culture
  14. 11. The Local State and the Politics of Legitimation
  15. 12. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. References Cited
  18. Character List
  19. Index