The Religious Cultures of Southwest China, part I

Special Issue on "The Religious Cultures of Southwest China" — Part I

「中國西南宗教文化」專輯（I）

Paul R. Katz. “Introduction.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 1-31.

This double issue of our Journal explores the diverse religious cultures that thrive in Southwest China, as well as the complex range of factors that have contributed to their development. These themes are also closely related to my Academia Sinica Investigator Award project (中央研究院深耕計畫) on the modern religious history of Western Hunan (Xiangxi湘西), yet expand its geographic scope to cover other areas of Southwest China. This project has focused on two main questions. First, it reassesses the analytical framework of Michel Strickmann, who in his classic article “The Tao among the Yao” (which inspired this project’s title) asked whether non-Han peoples have preserved earlier forms of Daoism known to have been practiced by Han Chinese but not existing among them anymore. Second, it explores the problem of change during the past century, including which of Western Hunan’s religious traditions have been transformed, which have persisted relatively unchanged, and what all this reveals about the fate of religion in modern China. In order to address these issues, my colleagues and I have done long-term research on the historical development of local temples, the different types of ritual specialists found in this region, the importance of judicial rituals and their links to local governance, and the significance of female deities and specialists. The articles in this double issue address many of these topics.

康詩瑀。〈導言〉。《民俗曲藝》187 (2015.3): 33-44。

Kang Shih-yu. “Introduction.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 33-44.

過去的幾年，在中國研究的各式各樣調查研究成果，經常發現多數是以漢族為討論中心，較少關注在地族群歷史與文化的差異，甚至是以都市城鄉為集體性的詞彙及概念，體現在學者們對於中國發展的分析和預測之中。......

...最新關於中國西南宗教文化的調查研究，康豹主持中央研究院深耕計畫的成果可為其代表。該計畫的主要目標是和當地的學者專家進行團體性合作，共同探索中國湖南省西部（湘西）近現代時期在不同宗教傳統的發展與變遷，並以湘西地區鳳凰、古丈、花垣、瀘溪、永順等縣為主要研究範圍。從歷史學的角度來看，中央研究院的深耕計畫力圖說明苗族、土家族與漢族宗教傳統相互影響之詳細經過，包括道教與地方民間信仰之互動，可重新揭示近代中國宗教史的意義。本專輯的策畫，希望透過調查研究者的田野經驗，比較與過去研究產生的差異，進而提出新思維和新觀點的論述。

Articles in this special issue

呂永昇、李新吾。〈神明，祖先，儀式專家：明以降梅山「家主」與「地主」信仰〉。《民俗曲藝》187 (2015.3): 45-104。

Lui Wing Sing and Li Xinwu. “Deity, Ancestor, and Ritual Specialist: Cults to the Lord of the House and the Lord of the Land in the Meishan Area from the Ming Dynasty.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 45-104.

http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/05/blog-post.html

連瑞枝。〈神靈、龍王與官祀：以雲南大理龍關社會為核心的討論〉。《民俗曲藝》187 (2015.3): 105-54。

Lian Ruizhi. “Spirits, Dragon Kings and State Cult: An Examination of Religion and Local Society in Dali, Yunnan.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 105-54.

http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/05/blog-post_18.html

Chen Meiwen. “Religion as a Civilizing Process? Rethinking Yao Religious Culture and Ritual Manuscripts.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 155-209.

陳玫妏。〈宗教開化？針對瑤人宗教信仰與科儀珍本的考察與反思〉。《民俗曲藝》187 (2015.3): 155-209。

http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/05/religion-as-civilizing-process.html

Research Paper

梅慧玉。〈做醮與地方社會：以埔里兩次醮儀為例〉。《民俗曲藝》187 (2015.3): 211-96。

Mei Hui-yu. “Jiao and the Local Society: Case Studies on Two Jiao Rituals in Puli.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 187 (2015.3): 211-96.

http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/05/blog-post_20.html

Also in Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore:

康詩瑀。〈湘西仙娘調查訪談錄〉。《民俗曲藝》189 (2015.9): 217-312。

Kang Shih-yu. “Spirit Mediums in Western Hunan: An Ethnographic Report.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 189 (2015.9): 217-312.
http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/11/blog-post_9.html

Special Issue on "The Religious Cultures of Southwest China" — Part II

「中國西南宗教文化」專輯（II）

http://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.tw/2015/07/the-religious-cultures-of-southwest.html