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- Title
Religious Revival among the Zhuang People in China: Practising "Superstition" and Standardizing a Zhuang Religion.
- Authors
Ya-ning, KAO
- Abstract
This paper examines two cases of Zhuang religious revival involving multiple actors. It shows how consideration of "superstition" ( mixin) places some religious practice outside the institutional framework when discussing the modern concept of religion in China. In this paper, I particularly focus on two main dimensions of religious revival among the Zhuang people. The first is a grassroots dimension that involves the revival of a so-called "superstitious" cult in which Zhuang people along the Sino-Vietnamese border carry out shamanic rituals to make offerings to a powerful chief-turned-deity, Nong Zhigao, and his wife. The second dimension is a top-down dynamic and involves a series of projects conducted by Zhuang officials, scholars and business persons, which aim to standardize a Zhuang religion, known as Mo religion. These two cases of religious revival demonstrate the varied strategies utilized by different actors in response to government policies regarding religion in China.
- Subjects
CHINA; REVIVALS (Religion); ZHUANG (Chinese people); SCHOLARS; SUPERSTITION; STANDARDIZATION
- Publication
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 2014, Vol 43, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
1868-1026
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1177/186810261404300208