TAIWANESE TRADITIONAL FOLK BELIEFS

• Authors: Slawinski Roman
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author discusses the ways the post-war Taiwan has become a depositary of traditional Chinese culture and its important part - i.e. beliefs. The author provides a panorama of the phenomena composing the rich image of popular beliefs of Taiwan - folk religion, animistic beliefs and religious syncretism. The folk imagination concerning the rapport between Heaven, Earth and Hades is being presented. Within such a frame, the author provides a description of the most important gods' functions, symbols and attributes. An analysis of the so called contemporary New Religions of Taiwan has also been made - highlighting the syncretism seen as a key of their construction. The author also provides an analysis of the way the new religious movements satisfy the crucial needs and reassure social inquietudes of the modern Taiwanese society.

Keywords

EN

BELIEFS OF TAIWAN; FOLK BELIEFS; ORIENT RELIGIONS; TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 20
• Pages: 81-90
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Slawinski Roman

• Roman Slawinski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre for Studies on Non-European Countries, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, 00-330 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA066118