Making the Gods Speak - The Ritual Production of Revelation in Chinese Religious History

Making the Gods Speak presents a comprehensive accounting for the processes of divine revelations. Focusing the bulk of his analysis on spirit-writing, Vincent Goossaert offers a ritual-centered framework to study revelation in Chinese cultural history and comparatively with the revelatory practices of other religious traditions.

About the author

Vincent Goossaert is Research Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris.

Summary

Making the Gods Speak presents a comprehensive accounting for the processes of divine revelations. Focusing the bulk of his analysis on spirit-writing, Vincent Goossaert offers a ritual-centered framework to study revelation in Chinese cultural history and comparatively with the revelatory practices of other religious traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Goossaert, Goossaert Vincent
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9780674270947
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27094-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, RELIGION / Spirituality, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs