Daoist Ritual, State Religion, and Popular Practices
Taylor & Francis
Daoist Ritual, State Religion, and Popular PracticesZhenwu Worship from Song to Ming (960-1644)\nAuthor(s): Shin-Yi Chao\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138086494, 978-1138086494\nSynopsis\nZhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion. Religious specialists, lay devotees, the state machine, and the cultural industry all participated, both collaboratively and competitively, in the evolution of this devotional movement. This book centres on the development and transformation of the godhead of Zhenwu, as well as the devotional movement focused on him. Organised chronologically on the development of the Zhenwu worship in Daoist rituals, state religion, and popular practices, it looks at the changes in the way Zhenwu was perceived, and the historical context in which those changes took place. \n\nThe author investigates the complicated means by .
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