The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan : Adapting to a Changing Religious Economy.
Lu, Yunfeng.
The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan : Adapting to a Changing Religious Economy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)
The Transformation Of Yiguan Dao In Taiwan -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Yiguan Dao in Mainland China: 1930-1953 -- 2 Yiguan Dao on Taiwan: 1949-1987 -- 3 Helping People to Fulfill Vows: Religious Commitment in Yiguan Dao -- 4 Market Forces and Religious Experiences -- 5 Deregulation and Organizational Transformation -- 6 Doctrinal Transformation within Yiguan Dao -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 A List of Yiguan Dao Divisions in Taiwan -- Appendix 2 Functional Teams of Meal Groups -- Appendix 3 Dharma Assemblies Conducted by the Fayi Lingyin Division in 1992 -- Appendix 4 The Purpose of Dao (Dao Zhi Zong Zhi) -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Yunfeng Lu explores the operation of Yiguan Dao under suppression in Taiwan, its transformation from a persecuted sect to a respected religion in the past two decades, and the relationship between Yiguan Dao and its rivals in Taiwan's religious market. He also develops the religious economy model by extending it to Chinese societies.
9781461634508
Yi guan dao (Cult).
Electronic books.
BL1943.I35L75 2008
299.5/10951249
The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan : Adapting to a Changing Religious Economy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)
The Transformation Of Yiguan Dao In Taiwan -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Yiguan Dao in Mainland China: 1930-1953 -- 2 Yiguan Dao on Taiwan: 1949-1987 -- 3 Helping People to Fulfill Vows: Religious Commitment in Yiguan Dao -- 4 Market Forces and Religious Experiences -- 5 Deregulation and Organizational Transformation -- 6 Doctrinal Transformation within Yiguan Dao -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 A List of Yiguan Dao Divisions in Taiwan -- Appendix 2 Functional Teams of Meal Groups -- Appendix 3 Dharma Assemblies Conducted by the Fayi Lingyin Division in 1992 -- Appendix 4 The Purpose of Dao (Dao Zhi Zong Zhi) -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Yunfeng Lu explores the operation of Yiguan Dao under suppression in Taiwan, its transformation from a persecuted sect to a respected religion in the past two decades, and the relationship between Yiguan Dao and its rivals in Taiwan's religious market. He also develops the religious economy model by extending it to Chinese societies.
9781461634508
Yi guan dao (Cult).
Electronic books.
BL1943.I35L75 2008
299.5/10951249