Book
The symbolism of popular Taoist magic
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1983 • Pages:
By: McCreery, John Linwood.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation is a comprehensive study of the rites performed by a Taoist ritual specialist, Tio Sin-se*, who also functions as a curer, advisor, and diviner. McCreery first describes Tio Sin-se*'s background and preparation, his assistants and paraphernalia, the organization of his temple, and the characteristics of his clientele. There is an extended description of the rites performed by Tio Sin-se* and examination of them as manifestations of Taiwanese cosmology and ritual symbolism. McCreery argues that these rites constitute a structural system -- a series of models which are systematic transformations of one another -- and concludes by demonstrating their interrelations and their integration with general aspects of Taiwanese society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Magical and mental therapy
- General character of religion
- Cosmology
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Purification and atonement
- Revelation and divination
- Ritual
- Magic
- Magicians and diviners
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Taiwan Hokkien
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- David Sherwood ; Marlene Martin
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Puli city, Nantou hsien, Taiwn
- NotesAdditional notes
- John Linwood McCreery
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cornell University, 1973
- UM 74-6319
- Includes bibliography
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Taiwanese