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“Spirit Writing, Canonization and the Rise of Divine Saviors: Wenchang, Lüzu, and Guandi, 1700–1858.”

Goossaert, Vincent·2015·Late Imperial China
DOI 10.1353/late.2015.0007
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This article aims to define one stage in the long history of the production of texts by Chinese elites using spirit writing. This stage lasted approximately from 1700 to 1858. It is characterized by processes of canonization, evidenced by two interrelated phenomena: the compilation of “complete books,” quanshu, for major savior gods (textual canonization), and their being granted very high-ranking titles by the imperial state (state canonization). Such processes were spurred by the activism of elite groups that promoted their values through their chosen divine saviors and their scriptural canons. The paper focuses on three gods in particular: Patriarch Lü, Wenchang, and Emperor Guan. The article discusses the textual and state canonizations of these gods and examines the social, doctrinal, and political dynamics that made them possible.

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  • In the compendia of the major spirit-altar deities of the mid-eighteenth through nineteenth centuries, 'complete' meant the works deemed orthodox by the compilers, not all the works available.

    “in the compendia of the major spirit-altar deities of the mid-eighteenth through nineteenth centuries, 'complete' meant the works deemed orthodox by the compilers, not all the works available.”

    From Desiderata for the Principles of Compilation of a Canon of Buddhism and Medicine (2017) · cites this paper as Goossaert 2015

  • By the late sixteenth century, the Xiaojing had become the focus of intense devotional practices centered on repetitive recitation by many literati.

    “The latter became by the late sixteenth century the focus of intense devotional practices, centered on repetitive recitation, by many literati. 34”

    From Late imperial Chinese piety books (2019) · cites this paper as [34]

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Authors
Goossaert, V.
Corresponding author
Goossaert, Vincent
Venue
Late Imperial China
Publisher
Project MUSE
Published
2015-12
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
82-125
ISSN
  • 0884-3236 (ISSN-L)
  • 1086-3257
DOI
10.1353/late.2015.0007
OpenAlex
W2275669711
Cited by
38
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
26.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Late imperial China (publishedVersion)
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
Keywords
spirit writing, Wenchang, Chinese elites, imperial titles, folk religion, text production

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