Contemporary religious movements in Taiwan: rhetorics of persuasion
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1. Verfasser: Chou, Kai-Ti (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston Edwin Mellen Press c2007
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-305) and index
Introduction -- Defining contemporary religions -- Defining new adherents -- The book's approach -- The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation and the Taiwan Falun Dafa Association as case studies -- Appropriate access -- Role of the researcher -- Fantasy-theme analysis -- An alternative to secularisation theory -- Outline of the study -- Religion in Chinese/Taiwanese society -- Religion in Chinese/Taiwanese society -- The dominance of Confucian political theology -- Folk religion -- The weak position of institutional religion -- Taiwanese religions and modern society : the impact of modernisation -- The rise of civil society : a social structural change -- The changing mentality -- Religious secularisation and Chinese society -- The crisis and change in religious communication -- The Tzu Chi Buddhist foundation as traditional religious revivalism -- The profile of Tzu Chi : first impressions -- The operation of the organisation -- Apparent identity -- Heterogeneity -- Marketing --
- The approach of cultivation : the path of Bodhisattva -- The idea of "Buddhism in the human realm" -- Great love -- The importance of practice -- The atmosphere of a congregation -- Adoration of Master Cheng Yen -- Paternalism -- Wenqing Zhuyi -- Self-pride -- Cosmetology of Tzu Chi -- The four noble truths : suffering -- The idea of karma -- Reincarnation -- Retribution -- Summary : Tzu Chi as a Buddhist revival -- Falun Gong as a new religious movement -- The profile of Falun Gong -- A loosely organised organisation -- Health benefit attractions -- Strong commitment -- Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity : a sociological observation -- The cultivation approach : both mind and body -- Qigong practice -- Heritage of the Daoist religion : one master and mantra of practice -- Studying the dharma (xuefa) -- Asceticism -- Getting rid of attachments : a Buddhist idea -- The necessity of tribulation -- The idea of regimen -- The atmosphere of a congregation --
- Self-pride : "cultivator" as an idiolect -- Egocentricity -- Apocalypse -- Cosmology -- The structure of the universe -- The war between good and evil forces -- Summary : a new religious syncretism -- Tzu Chi and Falun Gong's rhetorical visions and their implications -- The phenomena of shared fantasies -- The fantasy theme of the discourse -- Theme of setting : the sacred vs. the profane -- Theme of character -- Plot -- The sanctioning agent : crisis -- Discourse fantasy type -- Tzu Chi's fantasy types -- Falun Gong's fantasy types -- Tzu Chi and Falun Gong's rhetorical visions -- The hall of mirrors -- The implications of rhetorical visions -- The sociolinguistic implications of rhetorical visions -- The explanatory power of rhetorical vision and the theories of conversion -- Why do Tzu Chi and Falun Gong's rhetorical visions not attract everyone? -- Conclusion -- Conclusion, reflections and suggestions -- Summary -- Observant reflection and reflexivity -- Suggestions
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ISBN:0773412352
0773452419
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