Weixin Shengjiao: An Introduction
Weixin Shengjiao, founded in the early 1980s by Chang Yi-Jui, later known as Grand Master Hun Yuan, is one of the largest Taiwanese new religions, with some 300,000 membersin Taiwan and abroad. This introduction places Weixin Shengjiao within the context of the...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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[2017]
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The journal of CESNUR
Année: 2017, Volume: 1, Numéro: 2, Pages: 3-19 |
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Weixinism
B Hun Yuan B New Religions in Taiwan B Taiwanese New Religious Movements B Weixin Shengjiao |
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| Résumé: | Weixin Shengjiao, founded in the early 1980s by Chang Yi-Jui, later known as Grand Master Hun Yuan, is one of the largest Taiwanese new religions, with some 300,000 membersin Taiwan and abroad. This introduction places Weixin Shengjiao within the context of the religious effervescence that followed the end of the Martial Law period in 1987 in Taiwan. It shows how the movement’s success is due to its institutionalization of very popular forms of folk religion, and its emergence as an authoritative source of teachings about I Ching and Feng Shui, both techniques that interest a large number of Chinese in Mainland China, Taiwan, and the diaspora. Its doctrines are rooted in a sacred history of China and the world. The main challenge of Weixin Shengjiao is now how to expand internationally a movement so much rooted in Chinese mythology and practices. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2017.1.2.1 |