《Chinese Spirit-Medium Cults in Singapore》求取 ⇩

PREFACE5

TABLE OF CONTENTS11

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS13

Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION15

The Singapore Background16

Chinese Social Organisation in Singapore18

The Significance of Spirit-Medium Cults21

Ⅱ.THE POSITION OF SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP IN CHINESE RELIGION24

THE BACKGROUND OF TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS24

The Traditional Systems of Thought24

Folk Religion and Occultism26

Shenism and the Idea of the Soul27

CONTEMPORARY INSTITUTIONS IN SINGAPORE29

Christianity and other Religious Influences29

Legends and the Theatre31

The Calendar and Festivals33

Household Religion and Ancestor Worship35

Fortune Telling and Divination36

THE OIRGANISATION OF TEMPLE WORSHIP40

Types of Temple Worship40

Promoters41

Professional Specialists43

The Position of the Spirit Mediums44

Ⅲ.THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP46

THEORY AND EQUIPMENT46

Medium46

The Meaning of Dang-ki47

Assistants and Worshippers48

Spirit-Medium Temples49

Temple Equipment51

Processional Equipment53

Charm Papers56

Miscellaneous Equipment58

THE DANG-KI'S ROLE59

Training Cermonies60

The Stages of Development61

Trance Phenomena62

CULT ORGANISATION65

Enumeration and Classification of Cults66

Ritual Office Holders67

Promotion of Spirit-Medium Cults67

The Worshippers71

Cult Affiliations and Rivalries72

THE SHEN OF SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP73

The Legend of the 'Great Saint'74

The"Third Prince',Kuan Yin and Kuan Ti76

Other Shen77

Ⅳ.THE CULT OF THE 'GREAT SAINT'80

The Sunday Morning Ceremony84

Week-Day Performances93

Exorcism in a Private House94

The 'Great Saint's' Birthday96

The Second 'Great Saint's' Birthday101

'General Chao's' Birthday106

Ⅴ.COMPARISON OF SPIRIT-MEDIUM CULTS110

A Buddhist Cult110

A Sino-Malay Cult113

Other Tendencies and Comparisons116

Urban Cults119

Rural Cults120

Suburban Cults123

The Life Cycle of Spirit-Medium Cults126

Ⅵ.SPECIALISED BRANCHES OF SHENISM134

The Raising of Souls134

Automatic Writing140

Basket Rapping and Plate Turning145

Ⅶ.SPIRIT-MEDIUM FESTIVALS147

Processions149

Knife Beds150

Sword Ladders151

Sword Bridges152

Fire Walking153

Other Displays156

Ⅷ.CONCLUSIONS159

Factual Aspects of Spirit Mediumship159

Chinese Religious Faith162

Historical and Economic Factors164

Sociological Factors166

The Decline of Spirit Mediumship167

APPENDICES170

Ⅰ.EXAMPLES OF INVOCATIONS170

Ⅱ.STATEMENTS OF A SHEN WRITTEN BY A POSSESSED DANG-KI172

GLOSSARY174

BIBLIOGRAPHY178

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