CHILDREN OF BLOOD: THE JITONG RITUAL

Authors

  • Bony Braga Schachter Fudan University, Shanghai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/tecap.2012.10238

Keywords:

ART, RELIGION, HISTORY.

Abstract

The article discusses an important aspect of religious life in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, the Jitong ritual, which has as its most striking feature the occurrence of possession, followed by dramatic acts of self-immolation, here explained as a kind of art work, that is, as something that involves design and planning, and not as a manifestation of the divine in the human realm.

Published

2012-11-01

How to Cite

Schachter, B. B. (2012). CHILDREN OF BLOOD: THE JITONG RITUAL. Textos Escolhidos De Cultura E Arte Populares, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.12957/tecap.2012.10238

Issue

Section

Articles