The Dark Emperor’s law: a Daoist temple and its codification of rituals in Hunan

This article investigates different types of rituals that constitute the Daoist repertoire of Yangyuan Village in Hunan (PRC). I first show that the ‘indigenous’ Meishan rituals represent an older - possibly non-Han - stratum of the Yangyuan repertoire. Revolving around mountains, grottoes and other...

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Main Author: Meulenbeld, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-111
Further subjects:B Hunan
B Yuxu Gong
B Daoism
B Meishan
B Dark Emperor
B ritual codification
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