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民間信仰、宗教經典與地方社會：紀念歐大年教授

Popular Beliefs, Religious Texts, and Local Society in the Sinophone World

In Memory of Professor Daniel L. Overmyer

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專輯摘要投稿截止日期2022年4月10日

專輯論文截稿日期2022年9月30日

Professor Overmyer was a pioneer in the studies of Chinese popular religion in the English world. His research is effectively summarized by the titles of the monographs that he authored:1) Folk Buddhist Religion: Dissenting Sects in Late Traditional China, 2) The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan, 3) Precious Volumes: An Introduction to Chinese Sectarian Scriptures from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, and 4) Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century: The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs. Through the four subjects, mutually pertaining to each other, he expertly illustrated the complexity and inner logic of Chinese popular religion. The four books alone with the volume he edited, Ethnography in China Today: A Critical Assessment of Methods and Results, embody his research methodology of utilizing historical records, religious texts, and fieldwork. The study of popular religion requires textual analysis, complimented by field observations of belief in practice.

 

In 2010, Professor Overmyer edited the special issue on "Women in Chinese Religions” for the Journal of Ritual, Theatre and Folklore. He had long noticed the importance of religion in Chinese women and vice versa before then. His 1981 article, “Alternatives: Popular Religious Sects in Chinese Society,” already points out that in popular religion Chinese women had an alternative role of leaders in the public space. His approach also suggests that religion can offer an alternative paradigm for studying women’s history.

 

In November 2021, Professor Overmyer passed away. The Journal of Ritual, Theatre and Folklore is planning a special issue in honor of his contributions to the Journal and to the field of Chinese religion. The special issue is edited by Shin-yi Chao (University of Rochester) and Wang Chien-chuan (Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology). We invite paper proposals on subjects including, but not limited to, sectarianism, “precious volumes” (baojuan), spirit writings, and local religion and village society across the Sinophone world. We seek original research with an emphasis on religion in practice.

 

Please first submit the title and abstract of your proposed paper, approximately 500 words, to the Journal of Ritual, Theatre and Folklore (shihhoch@ms6.hinet.net) by April 10, 2022. Please include your name, email address, mailing address and phone number. Once the abstract is accepted, the complete paper will be due on September 30, 2022, for a double-blind review process. More details can be found in the “Submission Guidelines” on “Ritual, Theatre and Folklore” website ( https://ritualtheatreandfolkloreat.blogspot.com/ ).

 

歐大年教授是英語世界裡研究中國民間宗教的先驅。他的主要研究領域非常清楚的表現在他的四部研究專書: Folk Buddhist Religion: Dissenting Sects in Late Traditional China (中譯書名: 中國民間宗教教派研究), The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan (中譯書名: 飛鸞：中國民間教派面面觀), Precious Volumes: An Introduction to Chinese Sectarian Scriptures from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (中譯書名: 寶卷：16至17世紀中國宗教經卷導論), Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century: The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs (中譯書名: 中國北方農村社會的民間信仰)。這四個範疇互相交集，可以說是他對中國民間宗教研究的四個切入面的示範代表。這四部專書和他主編的 Ethnography in China Today: A Critical Assessment of Methods and Results (今日中國民族誌：一個方法與成果的嚴肅評估) 同時清楚地傳達他的研究方法與態度，亦即歷史文獻，內部經典和田野考察三者並重。從材料入手，根據材料推論，結合漢學研究 (sinology) 的傳統與走出書齋實地訪查的民俗學方法。2010年他應《民俗曲藝》之邀，特約主編了「華人宗教中的女性」專輯，在此之前，他那篇廣為徵引的 “Alternatives: Popular Religious Sects in Chinese Society” (1981) 論文，已經注意到民間宗教中婦女可以在公共空間裡成為領袖人物。而他1991年出版的 “Women in Chinese Religions: Submission, Struggle, Transcendence” (婦女在中國宗教：順從、爭鬥、超越) 顯示宗教不但在實際上提供中國婦女另類人生選擇，也為學者在中國婦女研究這個課題上，提供另類的切入點。

2021年11月底，歐大年教授過世，感念他在中國宗教研究上，以及對《民俗曲藝》期刊所做的貢獻，《民俗曲藝》計畫出版「民間信仰、宗教經典與地方社會：紀念歐大年教授」專輯，特約趙昕毅 (Associate Professor of Religion, University of Rochester) 與王見川 (南台科技大學通識中心助理教授) 兩位宗教學者策畫﹑主編，邀請研究者討論﹑對話民間宗教的各層面，包括 (但不限制於) 民間教派 (sectarianism)，宗教寳卷，扶鸞降乩，農村社會宗教，以及婦女在中國宗教等等，以實證資料探討上述主題的論文。有意投稿者請於2022年4月10日前將論文題目及摘要 (約500字，中文或英文撰寫均可)，email 至《民俗曲藝》編輯委員會收 (shihhoch@ms6.hinet.net)，編委會將回覆是否合乎專輯徵求。投稿信請註明姓名﹑電子郵件信箱﹑通訊地址﹑手機/電話等資訊，以便連絡。「民間信仰、宗教經典與地方社會：紀念歐大年教授」專輯論文截稿日期為2022年9月30日。論文撰述格式請參見《民俗曲藝》「稿約」﹑「撰稿體例」﹑“Submission Guidelines.”

《民俗曲藝》為TSSCI及THCI收錄期刊，並同時獲得EBSCOhost, ProQuest與「國際音樂文獻資料大全」(Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, RILM) 收錄。《民俗曲藝》由財團法人施合鄭民俗文化基金會出版。

 

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《民俗曲藝》第168期（2010.6）目錄

 

「華人宗教中的女性」專輯

Special Issue on "Women in Chinese Religions

 

歐大年 (Daniel L. Overmyer) 教授主編

 

Introduction / Daniel L. Overmyer

女乩、義女與誦經女：女性在「公寓廟」的活動和地位 / 辜神徹、林美容

跨越社會界限的女性宗教儀式專家 / 劉一蓉

Women as Worshippers, Women Worshipped: A Hakka Community in Hong Kong / Elizabeth Lominska Johnson

On Women and Chinese Ritual Food Culture in Penang and Singapore / Jean DeBernardi

Forming Women's Genealogy: Daoist Monastic Women in Mongolian China / Chao Shin-yi

Humanistic Buddhism and Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan / Yü Chün-fang

 

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