In the Shadow of the Spirit Image: The Production, Consecration, and Enshrinement of a Daoist Statue in Northern Taiwan

Statues of the gods, or spirit images (shenxiang 神像), remain among the most ubiquitous material objects in the religious culture of modern-day Taiwan. Notwithstanding, research to date has yet to examine adequately the people and processes that produce, consecrate, and enshrine these statues, work t...

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Main Author: Reich, Aaron K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2021
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 265-324
Further subjects:B 科儀
B Material Religion
B Daoism
B Ritual
B 開光
B kaiguang
B 集合體
B 廣成子
B 道教
B Assemblage (Art)
B Guangcheng Zi
B 物質宗教
B 神像
B deity statues
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