Popular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History

出版者:Brill Academic Pub

作者:Hubert Seiwert

页数:550

出版时间:2003-6-1

价格:USD 196.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9789004131460

具体描述

This groundbreaking book surveys the entire history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. “Publish this Book!” is the unequivocal recommendation taken from the peer reviews.

In part one the reader will find a thorough treatment of the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.

Chronologically organized, the work continues to deal with each new religious movement; its teachings, scriptures, social organisation, and political significance.

The discussions on the patterns laid bare and on the dynamics of popular religious movements in Chinese society, make this book indispensable for all those who wish to gain a true understanding of the mechanics of Popular religious movements in historical and contemporary China.

作者简介

Hubert Seiwert, Dr.phil. (1978), Bonn University, is Professor of Comparative Religion at Leipzig University. He has published widely on theoretical issues, new religious movements, and Chinese religions including Volksreligion und nationale Tradition in Taiwan (Stuttgart, 1985).

目录信息

PART ONE
POPULAR SECTS AND HETERODOXY
BEFORE THE MING DYNASTY
INTRODUCTION............................................................................13
CHAPTER ONE: Prophecies and Messianism in Han
Confucianism ...............................................................................15
CHAPTER TWO: Popular Sects and the Early Daoist
Tradition ......................................................................................23
1. Roots of the Daoist Tradition .....................................................23
2. New Developments during the Han Dynasty..................................27
3. The Formation of Daoist Orthodoxies ..........................................52
4. Popular Sects after the Han Dynasty............................................62
5. Eschatology and Millenarianism .................................................80
CHAPTER THREE: Heterodox Movements in Medieval
Buddhism .....................................................................................94
1. Critique of Buddhism as a Heterodox Religion...............................98
2. Buddhism, Popular Religions, and Rebellions.............................. 103
3. Eschatological Beliefs in Buddhist Sectarianism........................... 123
4. The Social Dimension of Heterodox Buddhist Sectarianism............140
5. The Elimination of Heterodoxy.................................................157
6. Conclusion: The Formation of Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies .........161
CHAPTER FOUR: Popular Sectarianism during the Song and
Yuan dynasties ........................................................................... 165
1. Popular Buddhism and Buddhist Sectarianism ............................168
The White Cloud movement................................................ 174
The White Lotus movement ................................................ 178
2. Other Sectarian Traditions....................................................... 186
Heterodox sects during the Song ..........................................188
Millenarian sects during the Yuan....................................... 197
PART TWO
POPULAR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS DURING THE
MING AND QING DYNASTIES
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................209
CHAPTER FIVE: The Luo Teaching: The Shaping of a
New Tradition............................................................................ 214
1. The Formation of a New Tradition ........................................... 216
2. The Unfolding of a Tradition................................................... 235
3. The Dynamics of a Popular Religious Movement .........................260
CHAPTER SIX: The Spectrum of Popular Religious
Teachings in Late Ming .............................................................268
1. Popular Religious Teachings in Early Ming ............................... 269
2. Huangtian Jiao (Yellow Heaven Teaching) ................................293
3. Hongyang Jiao (Vast Yang Teaching) ....................................... 318
4. Sanyi Jiao (Three-in-One Teaching) .........................................343
CHAPTER SEVEN: Homogenization and Diversification
of Sectarian Traditions............................................................... 365
1. The Longhua Jing (Dragon-Flower Scripture) as Synthesis of
Sectarian Traditions in North China.........................................366
2. Proliferation of Popular Sects under the Qing............................... 402
Zhang Baotai and His Sectarian Network...............................405
The Shouyuan Jiao and Bagua Jiao Networks....................... 413
Continuation of Cumulative Traditions: Yiguan Dao .............. 427
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Dynamics of Popular Religious
Movements During the Qing and Ming Dynasties....................438
1. Innovation and Historical Continuity .........................................439
2. The Emergence of New Religious Movements .............................. 445
3. Changing Degrees of Heterodoxy................................................ 454
4. Diversification, Homogenization, and the Dynamics of
Expansion............................................................................ 458
5. Rewards and Costs of Membership............................................ 465
EPILOGUE: Popular Religious Movements and Elite Culture....... 485
APPENDIX: On the Two Versions of the Jiulian Jing...................... 502
Bibliography .........................................................................................506
Index ...................................................................................................527
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比较基础啦。

比较基础啦。

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