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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vincent Goossaert, Goossaert Vincent
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9780674270947
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27094-7
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; China, RELIGION / Spirituality, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs