Chinese religions in contemporary societies/ Miller,James

THE HISTORICAL LEGACY OF CHINA'S
RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS,
Introduction,
History,
Society,
Geography,
Divinity or Divination,
THE OPIUM OF THE PEOPLE:
RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND MODERNITY, 31
Historical Background,
Independent, Not Servile,
Progressive, Not Conservative,
Aggressive, Not Retiring,
Cosmopolitan, Not Isolationist,
Questioning Modernity,
Contemporary Chinese Religions,
3 LOCAL RELIGION IN
CONTEMPORARY CHIN^
Introduction
Outline of the Religious Scene in South China Villages,
Lineage Activities and Temple Festivals
Variation and Diversity
Continuities and Discontinuities of Traditions,
Villages and Lineages in South China:
Village Gods
Ghosts,
Interconnection between Villages,
Contemporary Situation
Lion Dance and Lineage Activities in Northwest
Guangdong,
Dragon Parade and Lineage Activities in Western Fujian
The Temple Festival of the Five Old Buddhas
The Jiao Ritual in Qigong, Northwest Guangdong:
Concluding Remarks,
BUDDHISM AND ECONOMIC REFORM
IN MAINLAND CHINA,
Introduction, 85
The Economic Situation of Chinese Buddhist Monasteries,
The Impact of the Market Economy on Buddhism,
Reforming Buddhist Studies in China,
The Sangha in Chinese Society,
Buddhism and Globalization,
DAOIST MONASTICISM IN
CONTEMPORARY CHINA,
Historical Background,
Daily Prayer in the Complete Perfection Order,
The Structure of the Daily Prayers,
The Daoist Synthesis of the Three Religions,
Reinterpretation of Ancient Chinese Mythic Images,
Conclusiori
SHAMANISM IN CONTEMPORARY TAIWAN,
Introduction
Mazu and Han Taiwanese Identity,
What Is Shamanism?
The Legacy of Chinese Shamanism,
Taiwanese Shamanism and Performance:
Beliefs and Practices
Spirit Writing
Self-Mortifica tion.
Types of Mediums,
Spirit Youth,
Daoist Ritual Masters,
True Talents
Spirit Diviners,
Conclusion
Case Studies,
Mr. Tai
Mrs. Zhang,
References,
7 BODY CULTIVATION IN
CONTEMPORARY CHINA:
Body Cultivation in Traditional China,
The Birth of Qigong,
Mass Qigong,
Ecstatic and Charismatic Qigong,
Qigong Science,
Qigong Fever,
End of Utopia,
Apocalyptic Qigong,
Conclusion,
References,
8 PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY IN
CONTEMPORARY CHINA,
Historical and Political Background,
Early Encounters,
Protestantism in Pre-1949 China,
Protestantism in China after 1949: The Formation
of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement,
Protestantism under Leftist Politics,
Protestantism after the Cultural Revolution,
Political and Institutional Framework,
The Protestant Population in Today's China,
Varieties of Protestantism in China,
Aspects for Analysis,
Inadequate Views,
A Nuanced View,
Types of Protestant Communities in China
Three-Self versus House Church?,
A Fourfold Typology,
Protestant Communities in China Today,
Special Varieties of Protestantism in China,
New Sects and Cults,
Cultural Christians,
Protestantism and Chinese Popular Religion.
Official and Popular Protestantism,
Affinities and Interactions between Chinese
Protestantism and Chinese Popular Religion
Healing,
Exorcism,
Morality,
Retribution and Reciprocity,
Conclusion,
References,
WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY
CHINESE RELIGIONS
Introduction;
Folk Religion,
Confucianism,
Buddhism,
Universal Aspects,
China,
Taiwan,
Daoism,
Conclusion,
References,
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE
AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LIFE,
Historical Context,
The Early Period,
From "Melting Pot" to "Religious Pluralism,'
Early Period Case Study: The Temple of Kwan Tai,
History of the Temple,
Description of the Temple,
Contemporary Period Case Study:
Ma-Tsu Temple U.S.A.,
Ritual Tradition and Veneration,
Creating Common Culture?,
The Globalization of Chinese Religious Life
in America,
Tzu Chi Compassion Relief Society,
Teo Chew Association,
Conclusion,
11 CHINESE TRADITIONS IN
EURO-AMERICAN SOCIETY
Introduction;
Western Scholarship on Chinese Religions,
1940S-1970S: The Birth of "American Daoism,"
Chao-Li Chi and the Taoist Sanctuary,
Al Huang and Alan Watts,
The 1970s; The Organization of American Daoism,
Hua-Ching Ni,
Mantak Chia and Healing Tao,
May Lin-Shin and Taoist Tai Chi,
Liu Ming and Orthodox Daoism in America,
The Practice of American Daoism,
Reading Chinese Classics as an American Daoist Practice,
Body Practice in American Daoism,
Health and Medicine in American Daoism,
The Future of Chinese Traditions in Euro-American
Society,
The Fluidity of American Daoism,
References,
12 CONFUCIAN SPIRITUALITY IN
AN ECOLOGICAL AGE,
The Contemporary Invention of Confucian Spirituality
The Ecological Turn in New Confucian Spirituality,
Ecology, Spirituality, and Modernity,