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The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan
Adapting to a Changing Religious Economy
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2008
Summary
The most influential sect in the Chinese mainland in the 1940s, Yiguan Dao was largely destroyed in mainland China in 1953. Yiguan Dao not only survived, however, but developed into the largest sect in Taiwan, despite its suppression by the Kuomintang state. In 1987, through relentless efforts, the sect finally gained legal status in Taiwan. Today, Yiguan Dao not only thrives in Chinese societies, but has also become a world-wide religion which has spread to more than sixty countries.
This book, based on fieldwork conducted in 2002 in Taiwan, is the first English-language scholarly study exclusively focusing on Yiguan Dao. Lu includes a history of Yiguan Dao in mainland China, but focuses on the sect's evolution in Taiwan in the past few decades. Specifically, he probes the operation of Yiguan Dao under suppression in the past twenty years, and examines the relationship between Yiguan Dao and its rivals in Taiwan's religious market. The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan develops the religious economy model by extending it to Chinese societies.
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Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-1719-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-3450-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
201
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Contents No access
Acknowledgements No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 20
1 Yiguan Dao in Mainland China: 1930–1953 No access Pages 21 - 46
2 Yiguan Dao on Taiwan: 1949–1987 No access Pages 47 - 70
3 Helping People to Fulfill Vows: Religious Commitment in Yiguan Dao No access Pages 71 - 90
4 Market Forces and Religious Experiences No access Pages 91 - 112
5 Deregulation and Organizational Transformation No access Pages 113 - 136
6 Doctrinal Transformation within Yiguan Dao No access Pages 137 - 156
Conclusion No access Pages 157 - 168
Appendix 1 A List of Yiguan Dao Divisions in Taiwan No access Pages 169 - 170
Appendix 2 Functional Teams of Meal Groups No access Pages 171 - 172
Appendix 3 Dharma Assemblies Conducted by the Fayi Lingyin Division in 1992 No access Pages 173 - 174
Appendix 4 The Purpose of Dao (Dao Zhi Zong Zhi) No access Pages 175 - 176
