Daoist Identity

by Kohn, Livia; Roth, Harold David

• ISBN13: 9780824825041
• ISBN10: 0824825047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

Daoist Identity is an exploration of the various means by which Daoists over the centuries have created an identity for themselves. Using modern sociological studies of identity formation as its foundation, it brings together a representative sample of in-depth analyses by eminent American and Japanese scholars in the field.

The discussion begins with critical examinations of the ways identity was found among the early movements of the Way of Great Peace and the Celestial Masters. The role of sacred texts and literary culture in Daoist identity formation is discussed. The volume then focuses on lineage formation and the increasing role of popular religious practices, such as spirit-writing, in modern Daoism since the Song dynasty. Finally it discusses the Daoist adaptation and reinterpretation of Buddhist rites, such as the feeding of souls in hell and the use of ritual gestures, and the changes made in contemporary Daoism in relation to traditional rites and popular practices.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(22)
Livia Kohn
Harold D. Roth
Part I Early Formations
Ethnic Identity and Daoist Identity in Traditional China	23	(16)
Terry F. Kleeman
Confession of Sins and Awareness of Self in the Taiping Jing	39	(19)
Tsuchiya Masaaki
``Opening the Way'': Exorcism, Travel, and Soteriology in Early Daoist Mortuary Practice and Its Antecedents	58	(23)
Peter Nickerson
Part II Texts and Symbols
Traditional Taxonomies and Revealed Texts in the Han	81	(21)
Mark Csikszentmihalyi
Material Culture and the Dao: Textiles, Boats, and Zithers in the Poetry of Yu Xuanji (844--868)	102	(25)
Suzanne Cahill
A Mid-Ming Reappraisal of the Laozi: The Case of Wang Dao	127	(22)
Mabuchi Masaya
Part III Lineages and Local Culture
Arms and the Dao, 2: The Xu Brothers in Tea Country	149	(16)
Edward L. Davis
Identity and Lineage: The Taiyi jinhua zongzhi and the Spirit-Writing Cult to Patriarch Lu in Qing China	165	(20)
Mori Yuria
Manifestations of Luzu in Modern Guangdong and Hong Kong: The Rise and Growth of Spirit-Writing Cults	185	(28)
Shiga Ichiko
Part IV Ritual Boundaries
Fang Yankou and Pudu: Translation, Metaphor, and Religious Identity	213	(22)
Charles D. Orzech
Daoist Hand Signs and Buddhist Mudras	235	(21)
Mitamura Keiko
Documents Used in Rituals of Merit in Taiwanese Daoism	256	(18)
Maruyama Hiroshi
Offerings in Daoist Ritual	274	(21)
Asano Haruji
Glossary	295	(14)
Names of Authors Cited	309	(2)
List of Contributors	311	(4)
Index	315