essay

Taiwanese architecture and the supernatural

religion and ritual in chinese societyStanford, Calif. • Published In 1974 • Pages: 183-192, 357

By: Wang, Sung-hsing.

Abstract
In this essay Wang examines the physical aspects and religious significance of the three major classes of Taiwanese places of worship, the MIAO (temple), SAN-MIEN-PI (shrine), and CHENG-T'ING (ritual center of the house which contains the domestic altar), and claims that these express a fundamental division of Taiwanese supernatural beings into three categories, which are briefly enumerated.
Subjects
Dwellings
Building interiors and arrangement
Residence
Household
Extended families
Cult of the dead
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Congregations
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
David Sherwood ; Marlene Martin
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Chang-hua hsien, Taipei hsien, Kuei-shan Island, and Chia-i hsien, Taiwan
Notes
Sung-hsing Wang
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Taiwanese