Spirits are Drunk
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- ISBN 9780791423165
- Weight: 463g
- Publication Date: 13 Jan 1995
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A comparative treatment of the religious beliefs and practices of Chinese traditional culture
The Spirits are Drunk presents Chinese religion as a complex, singular construct that is the basis of Chinese culture and civilization from its inception to the present. It focuses on the development and role of ecstatic religious experience and on the importance of the feminine in religious perceptions.
Topics include the underlying structure of Chinese religion through the analysis of ritual; interpretations of the ritual decor of protohistoric sacrificial vessels in relation to ecstatic experience; the comparative study of myths and symbols; the development and interrelationships of shamanism, mediumism, and the mystic experience; the role of ecstatic religious experience in the arts and aesthetics; the importance of female deities; female roles in ritual; and the understanding of Christianity and Christian scriptures in China.
Jordan Paper is an Associate Professor in the Religious Studies, East Asian Studies, and Women's Studies Programs at York University, Toronto.
