Female Gender in Chinese Religious Symbols
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Chinese Religious Life
Author: David A. Palmer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-09-13
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0199911355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines the social dimensions of religious life, with essays devoted to religion in urban, rural, and ethnic minority settings; to the religious dimensions of body, gender, environment, and civil society; and to the historical, sociological, economic, and political aspects of religion in contemporary Chinese society.
Gender and Religion
Author: Caroline Walker Bynum
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780807010099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGendering Chinese Religion
Author: Jinhua Jia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2014-07-30
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1438453094
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGendering Chinese Religion marks the emergence of a subfield on women, gender, and religion in China studies. Ranging from the medieval period to the present day, this volume departs from the conventional and often male-centered categorization of Chinese religions into Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and popular religion. It makes two compelling arguments. First, Chinese women have deployed specific religious ideas and rituals to empower themselves in various social contexts. Second, gendered perceptions and representations of Chinese religions have been indispensable to the historical and contemporary construction of social and political power. The contributors use innovative ways of discovering and applying a rich variety of sources, many previously ignored by scholars. While each of the chapters in this interdisciplinary work represents a distinct perspective, together they form a coherent dialogue about the historical importance, intellectual possibilities, and methodological protocols of this new subfield.
Chinese Religious Life
Author: David A. Palmer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-09-13
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0199731381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffering an introduction to religion in contemporary China, the essays in this volume consider many diverse themes including religion in urban, rural and ethnic minority settings and the historical, sociological, economic and political aspects of religion on the country as a whole.
The Transformations of Baijie Shengfei
Author: Megan Culbertson Bryson
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Published: 2010
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe goddess Baijie is worshipped only in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Southwest China's Yunnan province, home to the Bai "nationality" (minzu). Most people today see Baijie as the widow martyr of a local ruler from the eighth century, but she first appears as a Buddhist goddess in scriptures of the Dali Kingdom (937-1253). In the Ming (1368-1644) a legend appears in which Baijie is the mother of Duan Siping, founder of the Dali Kingdom. Baijie's widow martyr identity finally emerges in the Ming and Qing (1644-1911). Today, Baijie is worshipped in her widow martyr form as a tutelary village deity throughout Dali Prefecture. This dissertation examines Baijie's transformations in relation to the themes of ethnicity and gender in the religious history of Dali. I argue that the changes in Baijie's identity reflect changes in the representation of ethnicity in Dali religion from the twelfth century to the present. Baijie's gendered symbolism, particularly in her later widow martyr form, additionally illuminates the intersections of ethnicity and gender in Dali religion. The Dali region, and Yunnan as a whole, has long fallen just inside or outside the sphere of Chinese state control. Despite Dali's proximity to India, Tibet, and Southeast Asia, historical records strongly suggest that Dali elites looked to China for their systems of writing, government, and to some extent, religion. Baijie's transformations show how religious symbols reflected and shaped Dali elites' self-representation in relation to Chinese culture and the Chinese state. The first two chapters provide background by examining issues of religion and ethnicity in the independent Nanzhao (649-903) and Dali kingdoms. Chapters three through five cover Baijie's first three identities of Buddhist goddess, king's mother, and widow martyr from the Dali kingdom through the Qing dynasty. Chapter six looks at contemporary Baijie worship and is based primarily on field research conducted in Dali in 2007-08.
Women and Gender in Contemporary Chinese Societies
Author: Shanshan Du
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2013-03-04
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 0739145827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China. Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains largely overlooked, particularly concerning women’s conditions and gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often inaccurately or erroneously associated with the whole gendered heritage of China, epitomized by the infamous traditions of footbinding and female-infanticide. Such academic and popular predisposition belies the fact that gender systems in China span a wide spectrum, ranging from extreme Han patriarchy to Lahu gender-egalitarianism. The authors contributing to this book have collectively initiated a systematic effort to bridge the gap between understanding the majority Han and ethnic minorities in regard to women and gender in contemporary Chinese societies. By achieving a quantitative balance between articles on the Han majority and those on ethnic minorities, this book transcends the ghettoization of ethnic minorities in the studies of Chinese women and gender. The eleven chapters of this volume are divided into three sections which jointly challenge the traditions and norms of Han patriarchy from various perspectives. The first section focuses on gender traditions among ethnic minorities which compete with the norms of Han patriarchy. The second section emphasizes the impact of radical social transformation on gender systems and practices among both Han and ethnic minorities. The third section underscores socio-cultural diversity and complexity in resistance to Han patriarchal norms from a broad perspective. This book complements previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of the multi-ethnic landscape of China. By identifying the Han as an ethnically marked category and by bringing to the forefront the diverse gender systems of ethnic minorities, this book encourages an increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to the cross-cultural diversity of gendered China both in academia and beyond.
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion: L-Z
Author: David Adams Leeming
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-10-26
Total Pages: 1023
ISBN-13: 038771801X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntegrating psychology and religion, this unique encyclopedia offers a rich contribution to the development of human self-understanding. It provides an intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious traditions. Easy-to-read, the encyclopedia draws from forty different religions, including modern world religions and older religious movements. It is of particular interest to researchers and professionals in psychology and religion.
Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century China
Author: Paul J. Bailey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-08-29
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1137029684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaul J. Bailey provides the first analytical study in English of Chinese women's experiences during China's turbulent twentieth century. Incorporating the very latest specialized research, and drawing upon Chinese cinema and autobiographical memoirs, this fascinating narrative account: - Explores the impact of political, social and cultural change on women's lives, and how Chinese women responded to such developments - Charts the evolution of gender discourses during this period - Illuminates both change and continuity in gender discourse and practice Approachable and authoritative, this is an essential overview for students, teachers and scholars of gender history, and anyone with an interest in modern Chinese history.
Chinese Outcasts
Author: Anders Hansson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-11-08
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9004487964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOutcasts and pariahs are known to exist in several Asian countries but have usually not been associated with traditional Chinese society. Chinese Outcasts shows that some Chinese were in fact treated as outcasts or semi-outcasts. They include the boat people of South China and certain less well-known groups in different regions, including the "musicians' households" and the "fallen people". The reasons for their inferior status and perceived impurity is examined, as well as the intent behind a series of imperial emancipation edicts in the 1720s and 30s. The edict provided an escape route from inferior legal status but failed to put a quick end to customary social discrimination.
